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The first half of this film shows performances at Jazz in the Park at Duke Park, Durham, including Yusuf Salim (piano) and Eve Cornelius (singer) and John Davis (bass). Cynthia Watts interviews Brother Yusuf. The second half of this film shows artwork from Robert Nelson, Durham Art Guild, and the Triangle Weavers Guild. During this portion, Watts interviews Lyn Roberts, coordinator of the Durham Arts Council Taproots Program. The film includes a commercial for Durham Technical Institute.

Title
Arts in Durham, Jazz in the Park and Taproots
Date (Text)
August 1, 1979
Date
1979-08-01
Subtitles Available?
Yes
Audio Available?
Yes
Physical Medium
3/4 inch videotape: U-matic
Duration
0:31:17
Geographic Coverage
Durham County (N.C.)
Durham (N.C.)
Credits
Produced in Cooperation with Community Video Services Durham Technical Institute
Producer: Cynthia Watts
Director: Bob Gunter
Camera: Jimmy Roberts, Al Smith
Remote Production: Bob Gunter, Jimmy Roberts, Al Smith
Audio: Henrik Rasmussen
Videotape: John Johnson
Graphics: Casey Herbert
Engineering: Henrik Rasmussen
Subject (Topic)
Jazz--North Carolina--Durham.
Subject (Images)
Subject (Name)
Type
Moving Image
Format
Moving images
Language
English
Digital Exhibit
North Carolina Moving Images
Local Item/Call Number
NC VHS DURHAM ARTS JAZZ
Internet Archive ID
durhamcolib_arts_jazztap_a
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Digitization Notes
This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
North Carolina Collection | Durham County Library | ncc@dconc.gov
Digital Collection
North Carolina Memory
Linked Resources
https://durhamcounty.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S217C285788
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Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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