# Jazz & American Music — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Manuscripts, recordings, photographs, and ephemera related to jazz and American popular music held by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts — including materials from legendary musicians and composers.

- Source institution: New York Public Library
- Set id: `nypl-set-jazz-music`
- Items: 620
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/nypl-jazz-music

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="jazz", source="nypl")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## Sample items (25 of 620)

- [Scores, interior](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56649860-71ba-0132-8a17-58d385a7bbd0)
- [Musician](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e7b64230-d18f-0132-aef0-58d385a7bbd0)
- [Willis, Lyle L. (Composer)](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-1588-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Southwestern Musician Magazine](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-65ef-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Score-(Publication)](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-343e-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Guild for Musicians](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3dc8fb0-03fb-013d-fe45-0242ac110002)
- [National Association of American Composers & Conductors](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-855d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Music Stands, Etc. For Music Hall](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-8195-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Musical Scores for Amusements](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-7d2d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Jazz Orchestras](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-a93e-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Payment to Musicians](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-af87-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [League of Composers](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-be83-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Three Score and Ten Club](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-eb93-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Musicians Union Contract](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-7d38-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Music-Massachusetts Music Festival Orchestra](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-a35a-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Walton, William (Composer)](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-00cf-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [National Assn. of Negro Musicians](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-965d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Union Musicians of Richmond County](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-07bd-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Music - High School of Music and Arts](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-a353-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [New York Composers Day](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-8fbb-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Committee of Composers](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-39c0-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [American Federation of Musicians](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-72e9-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [California Composers Day](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-0769-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [American Composers Alliance](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-5dc0-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Composers Press, Inc.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-30f4-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)

## About

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