What do you know about Eva Jessye (January 20, 1895 – February 21, 1992), a choral conductor known for her work as musical director with George Gershwin on his opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935)?

She lived in Ann Arbor from 1971 to 1978, and returned to town in 1988 until her death in 1992.

Obituary

Noted American musicologist dies; Eva Jessye etched place in music history as writer, director, composer. Ann Arbor News, Feb 22, 1992. Ann Arbor District Library "Old News" collection.

In the news

Eva Jessye clippings, Ann Arbor District Library "Old News" collection.

Eva Jessye collection, University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. Call number 2009184 Aa 2. "The Eva Jessye collection contains the personal papers and collected material of Eva Jessye, a prominent choral director, composer, arranger, writer, poet, actress and African American Music historian."