Dan Morgenstern

Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern in 2008 Dan Morgenstern (born October 24, 1929, Munich , Germany ) is a jazz critic and librarian. Morgenstern moved to the United States in 1947, and attended Brandeis University from 1953-1956. He wrote for jazz publication Jazz Journal from 1958-1961, and following this edited several jazz magazines: Metronome in 1961, Jazz from 1962-1963, and Down Beat from 1964-1973. He is the author of the book Jazz People and has arranged jazz concerts and lectures over the course of his career. In 1976 he was named director of Rutgers-Newark 's Institute of Jazz Studies , where he continued the work of Marshall Stearns and made the Institute one of the world's largest collections of jazz documents, recordings, and memorabilia. Morgenstern is widely known as a prolific writer of comprehensive, authoritative liner notes , a sideline that has garnered him eight Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes since 1973.

Dan Morgenstern (born October 24, 1929, Munich , Germany ) is a jazz critic and librarian. Morgenstern moved to the United States in 1947, and attended Brandeis University from 1953-1956. He wrote for jazz publication Jazz Journal from 1958–1961, and following this edited several jazz magazines: Metronome in 1961, Jazz from 1962–1963, and Down Beat from 1964-1973. He is the author of the book Jazz People and has arranged jazz concerts and lectures over the course of his career. In 1976 he was named director of Rutgers–Newark 's Institute of Jazz Studies , where he continued the work of Marshall Stearns and made the Institute one of the world's largest collections of jazz documents, recordings, and memorabilia. Morgenstern is widely known as a prolific writer of comprehensive, authoritative liner notes , a sideline that has garnered him eight Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes since 1973. Morgenstern published two books: Jazz People (1976); and Living with Jazz (2004), a reader edited by Sheldon Meyer. Both were winners of ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award. In 2007, Morgenstern received the A.B.

Dan Morgenstern (born October 24, 1929) is a jazz writer, editor, archivist, and producer. He is the son of the German-language Jewish author Soma Morgenstern . Morgenstern was raised in Vienna and Copenhagen and arrived in the United States in 1947. He wrote for Jazz Journal from 1958 to 1961, then edited several jazz magazines: Metronome in 1961, Jazz from 1962 to 1963, and Down Beat from 1967 to 1973. In 1976, he was named director of Rutgers–Newark 's Institute of Jazz Studies , where he continued the work of Marshall Stearns and made the Institute the world's largest collection of jazz documents, recordings, and memorabilia. Over the course of his career, Morgenstern has arranged concerts (including the Jazz in the Garden series at the Museum of Modern Art ); produced and hosted television and radio programs; taught jazz history at universities and conservatories; and served as a panelist for jazz festivals and awards across the U.S. and Europe. Morgenstern is known as a prolific writer of comprehensive, authoritative liner notes , a sideline that has garnered him eight Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes since 1973. Morgenstern is the author of two books: Jazz People (1976); and Living with Jazz (2004), a reader edited by Sheldon Meyer (1926-2006). Both were winners of ASCAP 's Deems Taylor Award . In 2007, Morgenstern received the A.B.

American jazz historian (1929–2024) Dan Michael Morgenstern (October 24, 1929 – September 7, 2024) was an American jazz historian and archivist. Born to a Jewish family in Germany , Morgenstern fled Nazi-occupied Austria with his mother and in 1947 emigrated to the United States . He first began visiting jazz clubs as a teenager and worked at The New York Times . After serving in the U.S. Army , he attended Brandeis University where he first began writing about jazz music. He went on to become a professional jazz critic and editor. Morgenstern led several jazz magazines and directed the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University from 1976 to 2012. He earned eight Grammy Awards for his album liner notes and wrote two books on jazz.