National Jazz Appreciation Month is an annual event held every April to recognize the significant contribution of jazz music to society and to celebrate its cultural and historical importance. Please […]
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JAZZ & CULTURE Special Issue Reading List
Jazz and Culture is a bi-annual publication devoted to publishing cutting-edge research on jazz from multiple perspectives. Founded on the principle that both scholars and musicians offer invaluable contributions, the […]
Q&A with the authors of PLAYING THE CHANGES
Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, the author of Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you […]
ARSC Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 Association for Recorded Sound Collections annual conference! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse new […]
Sneak Peak Inside Bach Perspectives Vol. 13
In this volume of Bach Perspectives, Laura Buch edits essays that reconsider parody, transcription, and adaptation in the sphere of the composer J.S. Bach. In Bach Perspectives, Volume 13: Bach […]
AMS/SMT Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2020 joint meeting of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory! Even though we miss gathering […]
Q&A with Tammy L. Kernodle, Author of Soul on Soul
Author, Tammy L. Kernodle, of Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams answers questions about her inspirations, discoveries, and reader takeaways. Q: Why did you decide […]
Pioneering Women in Music
Through their unique and often challenging life experiences, the women showcased in this roundup have shaped various musical genres during their time and generations to come. From performance, to music […]
Vanessa Blais-Tremblay awarded 2020 IASPM Canada Article/Chapter Prize
We are pleased to announce that “Where You Are Accepted, You Blossom: Toward Care Ethics in Jazz Historiography” by Vanessa Blais-Tremblay from Jazz and Culture Vol. 2 has won the 2020 […]
Michael Heller, editor of “Jazz and Culture”, named as a 2018 ACLS Fellow!
Congratulations to Michael Heller, the editor of Jazz and Culture, on being named one of the 2018 American Council of Learned Society Fellows! The 2018 ACLS Fellowship was awarded to […]
Celebrating Black Music Month
June is Black Music Month! Here are several titles to help you celebrate and appreciate black artists who have influenced the music industry. Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement Naomi Andre […]
5 Essential Books on Jazz History
Here are 5 essential books that explore the sociopolitical and historical contexts of jazz music. 1. Jazz Internationalism By John Lowney “Indispensable to African American literary and cultural studies, jazz […]