National Jazz Hall of Fame

NATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME (NJHF) CASE STUDY

CASE STUDY ST UDYONNA ONNATIONAL TIONAL JAZZ JA ZZ HALL OF FAME FAME (NJHF) SYNOPSIS  This case describes and presens presens he pr!b"e#s pr!b"e#s $aced b% Mr& Mr& '"and *r!$ess!r *r!$ess!r !$ His!r% a he Uni+ersi% !$ ,ir-inia and $!nder !$ he Nai!na" Ja.. Ha"" !$ Fa#e (NJHF) in his ae#ps ! -ain nai!na" rec!-nii!n $!r he !r-ani.ai!n& The NJHF has achie+ed #!derae sccess a "!ca" "e+e" b has n! araced he needed nai!na" rec!-nii!n& /asica""% he NJHF 0as esab"ished ! #ainain a 1a.. #se# in an !"d *ara#!n heare& F!r d!in- ha he needed $ndin- ar!nd 233 3334& In addii!n ! his pr!b"e# here are !her !r-ani.ai!ns !r-ani.ai!ns ae#pin- ! $!r# a 5Nai!na" Ja.. Ha"" !$ Fa#e5& Mr& '"and is $aced 0ih he di"e##a !$ 0heher ! aband!n his pr!1ec !r ! se s!#e #ar6ein- srae-ies ! he"p scceed& Mr& '"and en-a-ed an independen c!ns"an ! ans0er hese 7esi!ns 0h! c!ndced 0! nai!na" sr+e%s and pr!+ided rec!##endai!ns based !n he sr+e% res"s& SUMMA'Y OF THE CASE  Ja.. is a p!p"ar %pe !$ #sic 0hich 0hich c!#bines /"ac6 Spiria"s A$rican A$rican 'h%h#s and Ca1n #sic& I be-an in  Ne0 Or"eans in ear"% 8933:s and ra+e"ed ! S&L!is ;ansas Ci% and Me#phis Chica-! and Ne0 Y!r6 Y!r6 and hese ciies #sicians de+e"!ped "!ca" s%"es !$ Ja..& O+er he %ears diI$ %! ha+e ! as6 0ha Ja.. is %!:"" ne+er 6n!0&? 6n!0&? The !ri-in !$ NJHF c!#es $r!# a "!ca" Land#ar6 !$ Char"!es+i""e Char"!es+i""e he ci%:s his!ric disric he *ara#!n heare& The *ara#!n 0as c!nsrced in 89@3:s sed as per '!#ance cenre and #!+ie heare& In 893:s i 0as in dan-er !$ di"apidaed in er#s !$ sa+in- Mr& Mr& '"and esab"ished a Ja.. Ha"" !$ $a#e= ha 0!"d be sed as a #se# and per$!r#ance cener  B Capia"i.e !n he heaers Na#e& NJHF 0as inc!rp!raed b% Mr& Mr& '"and and his se+era" $riends in Char"!es+i""e& The% $!r#ed b!ard !$ direc!rs in ear"% 89@& The NJHF Nai!na" Ad+is!r% b!ard 0as c!nsised !$ /enn% !!d#an and Chic6 Ch!rea& The prp!se !$ NJHF 0as ! esab"ish and #ainain a #se#

1. What is the p!"e#t M. $%t&a' is ti'* t! +a'a*e, Has it stae the sa+e,  The !ri-ina" pr!1ec ha Mr& '"and 0as r%in- 0as ! i"i.in- he eisin*ara#!n heare in Char"!es+i""e as he NJHF& A$er deer#inai!n !$ he c!s !$ re$rbishin- he heare i 0as deer#ined ! c!nine 0!r6 !n esab"ishin- he NJHF&

-. Ie'ti the /ai!%s sta0eh!&es i' the p!"e#t i'#&%i'* the #!+petiti!'.  The +ari!s sa6eh!"ders in his pr!1ec 0ere NJHF Nai!na" Ad+is!r% /!ard Ci% !Gcia"s "!ca" #erchans he c!##ni% !riss and 1a.. enhsiass Har"e# YMCA Ja.. Ha"" !$ Fa#e  he Inernai!na" Ja.. Ha"" !$ Fa#e and indcees ! he NJHF&

2. O the s0i&&s +e'ti!'e i' the #hapte that a p!"e#t +a'a*e 'ees 3hi#h ae +!st i+p!ta't hee, Wh, S6i""s #eni!ned in his chaper ha a pr!1ec #ana-er 0!"d need $!r his pr!1ec 0!"d be ea# bi"din- ! #!i+ae he b!ard as 0e"" as p!enia" sa6eh!"ders& Oher s6i""s inc"ded are c!##nicai!n s6i""s $!r persasi!n and p!sii+e pr!#!i!n !$ he NJHF and a hi-h se"$=esee# 0!"d sh!0 hr!-h as enhsias# $!r he pr!1ec and dra0 !hers ! b% in&

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