Dan Morgenstern

Dan Morgenstern
Morgenstern in 2012
Morgenstern in 2012
Born(1929-10-24)October 24, 1929
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
DiedSeptember 7, 2024(2024-09-07) (aged 94)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, archivist, writer
Alma materBrandeis University
SubjectJazz
Notable awardsNEA Jazz Masters
2007
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
1973
1974
1976
1981
1990
1994
2006
2010
Spouse
  • Lenore Avin
    (divorced)
  • Elsa Schochet
    (m. 1974)
Children2

Dan Michael Morgenstern[1] (October 24, 1929 – September 7, 2024) was an American jazz historian and archivist.[2] Born to a Jewish family in Germany, Morgenstern fled Nazi-occupied Austria with his mother and in 1947 emigrated to the United States. He first began visiting jazz clubs as a teenager and worked at The New York Times. After serving in the U.S. Army, he attended Brandeis University where he first began writing about jazz music. He went on to become a professional jazz critic and editor. Morgenstern led several jazz magazines and directed the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University from 1976 to 2012. He earned eight Grammy Awards for his album liner notes and wrote two books on jazz.

  1. ^ "The Times Register obituary Dan Morgenstern". September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jazz Historian Dan Morgenstern Wins His Eighth Grammy Award – and Sets a Record". Rutgers University–Newark. February 2, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2024.