Dan Morgenstern | |
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 Morgenstern in 2012 | |
| Born | October 24, 1929 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | September 7, 2024 (aged 94) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, archivist, writer |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Subject | Jazz |
| Notable awards | NEA Jazz Masters 2007 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes 1973 1974 1976 1981 1990 1994 2006 2010 |
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| Children | 2 |
Dan Morgenstern (October 24, 1929 – September 7, 2024) was an American jazz historian and archivist.[1] 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.
- ^ "Jazz Historian Dan Morgenstern Wins His Eighth Grammy Award – and Sets a Record". Rutgers University–Newark. February 2, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2024.