The Jazz Center Flanders (Dutch: Jazz Centrum Vlaanderen) is a documentation and information center in

Dendermonde Dendermonde (; , ) is a city in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders in Belgium. The Municipalities of Belgium, municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, M ...

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

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. It is dedicated to archiving, documenting and researching audio and visual recordings of traditional

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

and

blues Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...

music.Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen
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In addition it maintains a museum, with guided tours, thematic exhibitions, video presentations and workshops. It is aiming to promote jazz and blues by organizing concerts and lectures, and releasing publications and news letters.Uit Vlaanderen
Jazz Centrum Vlaanderen
The collection gives insight in the development of jazz and blues since the early years in the

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, and the adaptation and development of these styles since the 1950s in Flanders (see Jazz in Belgium). The center has the possession of some rare material, like photo and video recordings at festivals, concerts and in clubs. The archive can be consulted by the public. The center is located near the Honky Tonk Jazz Club, which was established in 1965.Scheldeland
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{{authority control Music museums in Belgium Museums in East Flanders Dendermonde Jazz museums Museums established in 2001

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