Category Archives: Jazz & Big Band

Billie Holiday Concert Flyer – New York’s Carnegie Hall

Posted on April 6, 2011 by postercentral

A stellar jazz handbill advertising a Carnegie Hall benefit concert on Thanksgiving weekend 1957 that featured Lady Day herself, Billie Holiday, plus the star-studded line-up of Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and “Introducing… the brilliant … Continue reading →

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Big Band Concert Posters from World War II Era

Posted on March 22, 2011 by postercentral

Four big band concert posters from 1940, original window cards from little-known bandleaders in the Midwest while America raged at war.  These 70-year old placards may not have recognizable musicians, but they strongly evoke an era when swing music was … Continue reading →

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