Question 2 : What is the rationale for the project?

Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's

original art forms"

When the Paramount theatre was in danger of dilapidated, Mr. Rutland

Mr. Rutland established a Jazz Hall of fame- that would be used as a
museum and performance center capitalize on the theaters name.

The purpose of NJHF was to establish and maintain a museum, archives

and concert centre in Charlottesville to sponsor Jazz festivals,
workshop and scholarships and to promote activities remembering
great Jazz artists, serving Jazz enthusiasts and educating the public on
the importance of Jazz in American culture and history.