Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, founded in 1978, is an archive and museum dedicated to preserving and honoring the accomplishments of Alabamians in the history of jazz music. Since 1993 the Hall of Fame has maintained a 2,200 square foot exhibit in the Carver Theater on 4th Avenue North in Birmingham's Civil Rights District. The Hall of Fame also sponsors jazz performances for schools and for the public. It also maintains a roster of active jazz musicians and ensembles.

The Saturday Jazz Classes. Every Saturday, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame offers jazz classes which are free to any resident of the state of Alabama. These classes are taught by a faculty of professionals. This jazz faculty is also a performing ensemble, known as the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars.

Inductees

• 1978 (Charter class): Frank Adams, Amos Gordon, Erskine Hawkins, Haywood Henry, Sammy Lowe, Fess Whatley
• 1979: Paul Bascomb, Dud Bascomb, John Bell, Jothan Callins, Charles H. Clarke, Cleveland Eaton, Johnny Grimes, Richard Harris, Johnathan Jo Jones, James H. Mitchell, Avery Parrish, Sun Ra, John C. Reed, Laura Washington
• 1980: Walter Blythe, Babe Clarke, Peter F. Clarke, Jimmy Colvin, Charles Daniels, Wilson Driver, Jerry Grundhoefer, Calvin Ivory, Henry Kimbrell, Jesse Larkins, Shorty Long, Rushton Miller, Walter Miller, Fletcher Myatt, C. Julian Parrish, Hampton Reese, Alwilda Smith, John S. Springer, Sr, Newman C. Terrell, Iva B. Williams
• 1981: John Anderson, Henry Blankenship, Melvin H. Caswell, Richard Clarke, Victor Cunningham, Murray Harper, Jimmie Harris, Theodore Hill, George Hudson, William Johnson, III, Warren Parham, Avery Richardson, Richard Sanford, E. W. Williams, Ivory Williams.
• 1982: Joe Alexander, Esau Coleman, Alton Davenport, Joseph Guy, Leon Hines, George Hudson, Lovell Litton, James Powell, Sam Ranelli, Tolton Rosser, Joseph Sanford, John Santoro, Roszetta Johnson, William Stewart, Robert Summers
• 1983: Hooper T. Abrams, Leroy Allen, Leatha Bell, Frank Carpenter, Paul B. Coman, LaVergne Comer, Dolly Brown Gibson, Marcellus Green, Frank Greer, Monroe Kennedy, Robert McCoy, Neal McLean, Bull Simpson, Jesse Taylor
• 1984: Doris Adams, Carl Atkins, Lucius Daniels, Ella Fitzgerald, Shelton Gary, James McDaniels, Robert Moore, H. T. Raleigh Randolph, Johnny Smith, Arthur Stringer, Sam Taylor

1985 Collins 'Bo' Berry Edward A. Brown Henry L. Caffey Andrew C. Fair Howard Funderburg W. C. Handy Jerome Hopkins Everett Lawler James L. Lowe Willie Richardson Lee Stanfield Jonny Williams

Honorary 1985 Richard Arrington, Jr. Gloria Curry J. Garrick Hardy Dr. C. W. Hayes David Vann Lewis White

1986 Leon 'Lucky' Davis Henry Glover Hortense Henderson Dr. Thomas Lyle Mary Alice Marable Jack Marshall Ellis McClure Lucky Millinder Jerry Reed Dinah Washington H.T.Ward Zelpha Wells Harry Young

1987 Jimmy 'Guitar' Allen Donald Crawford Jesse Dandy Ted Galloway Jerry Greene Tommie Harris Aldolphus Williams

1988 Dr. Horace Carney Roosevelt Hatcher Attorney James Henderson Nathaniel Miller Robert 'Bobby' Owens Rose Marie Rushin Bonna Mae Perine Samuels Thomas Stewart

1989 Emerson Able Attorney John Carlton Eddie Castleberry Attorney Samuel Fisher John McAphee, Jr. Henry Pugh J. B. Sims Cornelius Aikens

1990 James Reese Europe Joseph P. Giattina William Wise Handy J. Earl Hensley Nuncie LeBerte William Lee Irene Monroe William Nappi Jimmy Randolph Evelyn Wallace

1991 Pat Cather Andre Ford Ann Graham Eric Essix Alex Gulas Wilbur Harden Cliff Nation DeWitt Shaw Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith James Swyne Charles Cootie Williams

1992 Earlie Billups Edward 'Duke' Ellington Lionel Hampton Trenton Harris Samuel Lay Consuela Lee

1993 Nat 'King' Cole John Collins

1994 Cholly Atkins Mary Ogletree Willie Ruff

1995 Jim Bell Countess Felder Urbie Green Dr. Henry Panion Hassan Ralph Williams Bobby Smith

1997 Victor Atkins Jesse Champion Foxxy Fatts Thomas Lindsey Johnny O'Neal

2001 Sylvester 'Rickey' Powell Charles Ard

External link

• Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame website

• Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars at All About Jazz