New Orleans Jazz Club New Orleans Button

Object Details

Levin, Floyd

Description: This button is from the New Orleans Jazz Club Jazz Party in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is made of white paper with Black, red and green ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:; PATRON
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB
[image of gramophone]
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
PATRON
[image of phonograph]
JAZZ WITH A MINT FLAVOR; Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
Location: Currently not on view

Physical Description: ink (overall material); metal (overall material); paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/8 in; x 7.9375 cm

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