Hasse, John Edward
Curator Emeritus of American Music
Hasse, John Edward
Curator Emeritus of American Music
Music in American culture, 1860-present; history of jazz, ragtime, rock, blues, soul, country, popular song, etc.; history of the recording industry and music business in America; Duke Ellington; music of New Orleans and the Mississippi River; children's songs; the canons of American music; American history through popular song; world jazz; music museums
Positions
- Curator of American Music, National Museum of American History 1984 - 2017
Background And Education
Education And Training
- C.B.A. Certificate in Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., Carleton College
- M.A., Indiana University
- Ph.D., Indiana University
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Hasse, John Edward. 2024. "'Round Midnight': Thelonious Monk’s Haunting Ballad at 80." Wall Street Journal, Aug 16, 2024, New York. 2024
- Hasse, John Edward. 2024. "Duke Ellington at 125: A Singular Swinging Master." Wall Street Journal, Apr 24, 2024, New York. 2024
- Hasse, John Edward. 2024. "George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Still Hits the Right Notes at 100." Wall Street Journal, 2024
- Hasse, John Edward. 2024. "The Apollo Theater, a Bastion of Black Culture, Turns 90." Wall Street Journal, Jan 20, 2024, 2024
- Hasse, John Edward. 2023. "Ahmet Ertegun, Sultan of the Music Business." Wall Street Journal, Jul 26, 2023, 2023
- Hasse, John Edward. 2023. "Century of Bessie Smith's Blues." Wall Street Journal, Feb 14, 2023, 2023
- Hasse, John Edward. 2023. "‘Daybreak Express’: Duke Ellington’s Big-Band Locomotive." Wall Street Journal, Dec 8, 2023, 2023
- Hasse, John Edward. 2022. "Aretha Franklin's Miracle of an 'Amazing Grace' Concert." Wall Street Journal, Jan 12, 2022, 2022
- Hasse, John Edward. 2021. "A Standard Still on the Tracks at 80: Billy Strayhorn's 'Take the 'A' Train' performed by Duke Ellington's orchestra summons the hustle and bustle of a trip up to Harlem." Wall Street Journal, Feb 12, 2021, 2021
- Hasse, John Edward. 2021. "Celebrating a Black Broadway First 'Shuffle Along,' which opened on the Great White Way in May 1921, quickly became a triumph, breaking down barriers for African-Americans." Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2021, New York City. 2021
- Hasse, John Edward. 2021. "Nelson Riddle: American Music's Artist Behind the Scenes." Wall Street Journal, Jun 1, 2021, New York City. 2021
- Hasse, John Edward. 2021. "Setting a New Jazz Standard." Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2021, New York. 2021
- Hasse, John Edward. 2021. "The Enduring Legacies of Ethel Waters and Mahalia Jackson Two singers who left an outsize imprint on the musical landscape." Wall Street Journal, Oct 26, 2021, New York, NY. 2021
- Hasse, John. 2021. "The Long Tail of "Kitten on the Keys"." Wall Street Journal, Feb 21, 2021, 2021
- Hasse, John Edward. 2018. "Plotting His Way into Jazz History." Wall Street Journal, Sep 8, 2018, 2018
- Hasse, John Edward. 2016. "Jazz Journeys." Transylvanian Review, 15, (2) 112–127. 2016
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Book
- Hasse, John Edward and Lathrop, Tad. 2017. Discover Jazz. Boston: Pearson. 2017
- Moskey, Skip, Hickman, Caroline Mesrobian, and Hasse, John Edward. 2013. The Turkish Ambassador's Residence and The Cultural History of Washington, D.C. Instanbul: Instanbul Kultur University. In Instanbul Kultur Universitesi yayini, 193. 2013
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Chapter
- Hasse, James Edward. 2018. "Washington's Duke Ellington." In D.C. Jazz: storis of jazz music in Washington, D.C.. Jackson, Maurice and Ruble, Blair A., editors. 47–74. Washington, DC.: Georgetown University Press. 2018
- Hasse, James Edward. 2012. "A New Reason for Living: Duke Ellington in France." In Eurojazzland: Jazz and European Source, Dynamics, and Contexts. Cerchiari, Luca, Cugny, Laurent, Kerschbaumer, , and Franz, editors. 189–199. Boston: University Press of New England. 2012
- Hasse, James Edward. 2011. "David Baker and the Smithsonian." In David Baker, a legacy in music. Herzig, Monika and Davis, Nathan, editors. 230–287. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 2011
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
