Jazz and Place: Cities, Soundscapes, Venues
A Symposium
This one-day symposium brings together scholars, artists, and community historians to consider how jazz takes shape in and through place. We explore how music moves across streets, dance floors, clubs, museums, and festivals; how room design, amplification, and staging shape what audiences hear and how they participate; and how history, the built environment, and racialized geographies condition who gets access to these spaces. We invite participants to think across neighborhoods, scenes, and cities—past and present—to develop novel articulations of how places are conjured through music and how places, in turn, animate the music we hear.
Free and open to everyone but registration is required. To register for the conference CLICK HERE.
Friday, November 14, 2025 10am
Columbia University Main Campus
Buell Hall, East Gallery
515 West 116th Street at Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Jazz & Place: A Sound-focused Harlem Walking Tours
Following the formal program at Buell Hall, guests and presenters are invited to join sound-focused Harlem walking tours highlighting cultural landmarks, architectural history, and live jazz. Tours will begin at 6 pm.
Friday, November 14, 2025 6pm
To register separately for the walking tours CLICK HERE (space is limited).
Note: Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
