Skip to Main Content

Phil Schaap Jazz Collection

The Phil Schaap Jazz Collection at Vanderbilt University's Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries encompasses Schaap's recordings of his radio broadcasts, interviews and other live events, as well as physical materials such as personal papers, writing drafts, correspondence, ephemera, archival reels and tapes, and other published media. The collection, which is currently being processed, will be made available for educational, research and exhibit purposes in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. For those interested in supporting Phil Schaap's legacy, please donate to the Phil Schaap Jazz Collection Preservation Fund at Vanderbilt University, PMB 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7727, or the Phil Schaap Jazz Foundation, Inc., 140 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 88, New York, NY 10033.