Jeff Gold

music historian and author of “Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s”

Jeff Gold on KCRW

Central Avenue in South LA was the heart of LA’s jazz scene in the first half of the 20th century.

Music historian delves into LA’s rich jazz scene and how clubs were an ‘oasis from racism’

Central Avenue in South LA was the heart of LA’s jazz scene in the first half of the 20th century.

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