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This button is from a American Federation of Jazz Studies convention. It is made of white paper with black and red ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

ANNUAL CONVENTION
[American Federation of Jazz Societies, Inc. logo]
May 20-21, 1992
FLOYD
LEVIN
SACRAMENTO, CA

The American Federation of Jazz Studies (AFJS) was formed in 1985. The organization works to facilitate communication among jazz societies, festivals, and presenters. The AFJS hosts national and regional meetings committed to the preservation, performance, and advancement of jazz.

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Get on Board Little Chillun'; side 2: I Can Tell You the Time (Capitol 48024), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson. Andreson, also as Anderson, (1905-1978) was an American painter, lithographer, and teacher. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Andreson studied at the University of Utah, then subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Berlin. In 1933, Andreson returned to the United States, creating paintings and drawings of early pioneer life for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and teaching at Utah Arts Center. After the start of WWII, Anderson was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to paint medical subjects at the stateside Naval hospitals. Andreson moved to San Francisco after the war where he produced artwork for the Oakland Army Base.

Charlie Barnett, Benny Carter, Dodo Marmarosa, Irving Ashby, Jackie Mills, Vic Dickenson, Red Callender, Chuck Peterson. side 1: Perdido [part 1]; side 2: Perdido [part 2]) (Modern 20-660).
78 rpm

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.

This button is from the California Rhythm Kings. It is made of white paper with purple and red ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a straight-style pin back. The button is printed:

I [red heart] California
Rhythm
Kings
(408) 427-2641

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

various artists. side 1: One O'Clock Jump; side 2: Two O'Clock Jump (Modern 20-641), from the album, Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz.
78 rpm.

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.

This button is from the Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee Jazz Festival, in 1988. The button is a made of light blue paper with black and red ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

DIXIELAND JUBILEE
15th ANNIVERSARY 1988
Sacramento

The Sacramento Music Festival (formerly the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee) was an annual event held every Memorial Day weekend in Sacramento, California. Organized by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, the festival was launched in 1974 and presented its final festival in 2017.

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

This Patron badge is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1989. The button is a made of light blue paper with black and red lettering covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is a purple ribbon attached to the back of the button. The button is printed:

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT MARRIOTT
LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
1989
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT HILTON

(the ribbon is printed):

PATRON

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.