Jordan Kitts Music
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Jordan Kitts Music is a chain of retail stores in the United States
that sells high-end musical instruments, including piano
s and organs
. The chain currently has 10 locations in four U.S. states.
The company is known for providing technical expertise to some famous institutions, including the White House
and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
. He partnered with Chicago
native and businessman Homer Kitt, who would, throughout the 20th century, acquire music retail locations in the areas of Virginia Beach, Virginia
and Atlanta, Georgia
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that sells high-end musical instruments, including piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
s and organs
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
. The chain currently has 10 locations in four U.S. states.
The company is known for providing technical expertise to some famous institutions, including the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
History
Jordan Kitts Music was formed in 1912 when Arthur Jordan purchased the Juelg Piano Company in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He partnered with Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
native and businessman Homer Kitt, who would, throughout the 20th century, acquire music retail locations in the areas of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
and Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.