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This button is from the Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee festival, in 1985. It is a made of white paper with red, blue, and yellow ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is yellow ruffled material attached around the edges of the button. The button is marked:

Sacramento
DIXIELAND
Floyd
Levin
85 JUBILEE
JAZZ CAPITOL OF THE WORLD

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 button is from the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Festival, in 2006. It is a made of white paper with multi-color printing covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is an adhesive-backed name tag on the front of the badge. The button is printed:

[image of riverboat]
2006 SACRAMENTO
JAZZ JUBILEE
Lucille Levin
Sounds Like
FUN!
www.sacjazz.com

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 button is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1995. The button is a made of speckled red paper with white lettering covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
LUCILLE
LEVIN
FESTIVAL
1995

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 button is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1988. It is a made of red paper with black and white lettering covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

Los Angeles/Marriot Hotel
LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
1987
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT HILTON

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.

Art Tatum. side 1: Yesterdays; side 2: Runnin' Wild (American Recording Artists 4503), from the album, Piano Impressions (American Recording Artists A-1).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by American illustrator Gene Widhoff (1907-1972). Widhoff began his career as a staff artist for RKO Pictures where he created images for movie posters and theater lobby cards. He created album covers for the American Recording Artists (ARA) label. Later in his career, Widhoff worked as staff artist for NBC. Widoff received an Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement in Creative Technical Craft” in 1971.

Billy Mitchell and The Basie-ites. side 1: Pickin' on the Wrong Chicken; side 2: Satellite Beep Bop (Imperial X5520)
45 rpm.

Tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell of Detroit made these recordings with several other members of Count Basie's legendary jazz orchestra.

This button is from the San Diego Jazz Party, in 1989. The button is a made of yellow paper with black and blue ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button serves as an attendee identifier to the SDJP. The button is printed:

SAN DIEGO JAZZ PARTY
153
1989

The San Diego Jazz Party (SDJP) is an annual weekend-long event featuring public live performances of traditional jazz music. It is a non-profit organization that also provides scholarships for young jazz musicians at the high school or college level. The SDJP was originally presented in Downtown San Diego by Bill and Beverly Muchnic, in 1988.

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 button is from the New Orleans Jazz Club of Southern California 25th Anniversary event in California, in 1993. It is a made of white paper with silver printing covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

New Orleans Jazz Club of
[logo]
25th
Anniversary
1968-1993
Southern California

The New Orleans Jazz Club of Southern California was founded in 1968. It is a non-profit organization formed to preserve and perpetuate classic jazz through performing and educational opportunities. The organization hosts regular club meetings and several jazz performances throughout the year.

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.

Howard McGhee, Wardell Gray, Sonny Criss, Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callendar, and Jackie Mills. side 1: Groovin' High [part 1]; side 2: Groovin' High [part 2] (Modern 20-639)
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 1991. The button is a made of white 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 red ribbon attached to the back of the button. The button is printed:

SACRAMENTO
[image of riverboat]
FLOYD
LEVIN
DIXIELAND JUBILEE
1991

(The ribbon is printed):

EMPEROR
1985

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.

Charlie Venturo and The Lantern Five. side 1: Charlie Boy; side 2: I Don'y Know Why I Love You Like I Do (Lamplighter LL 106), from the album, Jazz Gems, Vol. 1.
78 rpm.

These recordings were from The Lamplighter Jazz Sessions, on KPAS radio station in Los Angeles. Jazz writer and columnist for The Los Angeles Daily News Lamplighter column, Ted Yerxa, hosted the half-hour program from late 1944 to early 1947.