This timeless image of a young Austrian journalist named Billy Wilder, in 1926 Vienna, accompanying the American orchestra leader Paul Whiteman, represents a rare glimpse into what would become the young writer’s first journey to 1920s Berlin, and the beginning of a legendary filmmaking career that has forever served to define both the craft of Hollywood story-telling and the very spirit of American popular culture itself.”
Center for Jazz Arts

February 26, 2008 ... Students from Los Angeles
School of Global Studies Explore Veterans History


December 22, 2007 ... California American Legion Endorses Center for Jazz Arts Program

August 10, 2007 ... Center for Jazz Arts Exhibition
Explores Life of American Expatriate in 1920s Berlin


June 22, 2007 ... American Chamber of Commerce in
France Hosts Center for Jazz Arts Tribute Event


April 5, 2007 ... Center for Jazz Arts Promotes
National Jazz Appreciation Month Celebration


March 17, 2007 ... Center for Jazz Arts Introduces
New Veterans History Program in France and Belgium


December 28, 2006 ... Center for Jazz Arts Launches Unprecedented Veterans History Project

September 30, 2006 ... French Cultural Ministry
Prepares Extraordinary Gift to City of New Orleans


July 18, 2006 ... Center for Jazz Arts Documents Landmark Event in History of Abbey Road Studios

May 15, 2006 ... University of Paris American Studies Students and Center for Jazz Arts Explore Cultural Diversity in Early Hollywood

February 24, 2006 ... Center for Jazz Arts Continues Leadership in Trans-Atlantic Cultural Initiatives

December 20, 2005 ... Center for Jazz Arts and
Britain's Royal Albert Hall Present Unique Window
into London History


September 7, 2005 ... Center for Jazz Arts Exhibition Documents Defining Career in American Television

June 22, 2005 ... Distinguished Conductors, Composers, Artists, and Producers Contribute to Expansion of
Center for Jazz Arts Educational Program


April 15, 2005 ... New Exhibition Presents First-Ever Jazz-Themed Survey of Postage-Stamp Design

February 15, 2005 ... New Exhibition Celebrates Career of Pioneering Orchestra Leader Paul Whiteman

November 20, 2004 ... Center for Jazz Arts Premiere Exhibition Features Work of Renowned Beverly Hills Photographer William Claxton

August 2, 2004 ... Walter L. Gordon Collection to be Housed at USC's Doheny Library

July 7, 2004 ... Center for Jazz Arts Touches Lives of Los Angeles Artists

June 30, 2004 ... Emmy Award-Winning NADY Systems Joins the Center for Jazz Arts to Support the Important Work of the Duke Ellington Society

May 20, 2004 ... Filmmaker and Archivist Dale Ann Stieber Works with the Center for Jazz Arts in Development of Local Research Database

April 17, 2004 ... Center for Jazz Arts President Meets with French Ambassador to the U.S., Jean-David Levitte, in Los Angeles

February 28, 2004 ... Preservation Mission Unveils Important Los Angeles Photo Collection