| LC control no. | nr 92014373 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Parran, J. D. |
| Variant(s) | Parran, John Davis |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) Saint Louis (Mo.) Webster Groves (Mo.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Affiliation | Black Artists' Group Webster College Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) Human Arts Ensemble Harlem School of the Arts City University of New York Third Spirit in Circuit (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Nāgasvaram players Saxophonists Piccolo players Clarinetists Jazz musicians Music teachers |
| Found in | Lewis, G. Chicago slow dance [SR] p1981: container (J.D. Parran, nagaswaram, baritone saxophone, piccolo) Washington University WWW site, September 11, 2024 (under News and stories, in a posting from January 31, 2006, Music and musicians of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis: J.D. Parran; New-York based reed specialist and composer known for using the alto clarinet and bass saxophone; studied at Webster College; M.A., music education, Washington University; left for New York in 1971 to study at the New School for Social Research; performed with improvisational ensembles such as the Human Arts Ensemble and Third Spirit in Circuit; at the Harlem School of the Arts, has served as chairman of the Music Department and director of Jazz and African American Music Studies; teaches at the City University of New York) <https://source.washu.edu/2006/01/music-and-musicians-of-the-black-artists-group-in-st-louis/> Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) The one hundred and tenth commencement, 1971: page 35 (under Master of Arts in Education, awarded June 4, 1971, in Music Education: John Davis Parran, B. Mus., Webster College) |
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