Nightblooming Jazzmaniac Clip: Museum Object and Cultural History
Nightblooming Jazzmaniac Clip: Associated Name: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: clip. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).

The object in the museum catalogue
This clip is from the Night Blooming Jazzmen in Claremont, California. It is a red plastic heart-shaped clip with black printing. The clip is printed:
The Night Blooming Jazzmen is a Dixieland band, founded in California, in 1975. This regional popular band has performed numerous concerts and events in the United States and around the world.
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Associated Name: Levin, Floyd
- Object Name: clip
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 2011.3086.138
- nonaccession number: 2011.3086
- catalog number: 2011.3086.138
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
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