The Jazz Party Minneapolis Button

Object Details

Description

This button is from The Jazz Party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1988. It has a black background with white printing covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. These buttons were given to all Jazz Party goers as admission tickets and to simplify the billing for food and beverages. The button is printed:

THE JAZZ PARTY
230
MINNEAPOLIS 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.

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Museum of American History

user

Levin, Floyd

date made

1988

Credit Line

Gift of Lucille Levin

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; x .635 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name

button