Phyllis Litoff Building

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“A building should broadcast its purpose to the world” is the philosophy behind the Phyllis Litoff Building, the soon-to-be- new home for jazz studies, music history, and music theory at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.

The building, expected to open in fall 2009, will include a state-of-the-art recording studio and the largest privately held jazz recording collection in the United States. It was designed with the highest environmental building standards in mind; the Phyllis Litoff Building intends to be the first music facility in the world to attain a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating, as developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The new building will also honor two individuals: Wendell Logan, professor of African American music and chair of the jazz studies program, and the late Phyllis Litoff, beloved New York City jazz impresario.

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