Paolo Corraini Archive

Documentation

A system of documents, photographs, correspondence, and printed matter that preserves and promotes Jazz Heritage.

Archive system

Document areas

01

Concert programs

Documents connected to festivals, club nights, independent venues, and cultural associations.

02

Photography

Portraits, backstage images, rehearsals, sessions, contact sheets, and uncatalogued visual materials.

03

Correspondence

Letters, invitations, editorial notes, and exchanges between musicians, curators, designers, and publishers.

04

Printed matter

Flyers, record sleeves, typographic proofs, posters, layouts, and experimental publishing materials.

Archive Note

Blue Folder

A folder dedicated to Northern Italian clubs, with photocopied programs, handwritten notes, and early press materials.

Archive Note

Improvised Index

An open index connecting names, places, dates, recordings, photographs, and printed references.

Archive Note

Listening Cards

Descriptive cards that link visual documents to recordings, sessions, and interpretive pathways.

Method

Cataloguing

The documentation is organized through relationships: a poster can lead to a photograph, a photograph to a recording, and a recording to a production note. The archive favors open, non-linear research paths.