Journal of Jazz Studies

New issue alert! jjs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/jjs/…

CfP: State of the Field: Jazz & Gender JJS invites proposals for a special issue focused on systems of patriarchy, feminism, sexism, and power in jazz history, historiography, & pedagogy. See complete CfP for more: jjs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/jjs/… @JazzEdNet @IJS_Rutgers @rhythmchanges

Transcription, waveform, & spectrogram from Morten Halle & Carlo Morena’s “Mambo” feat. in Jacobsen & @annedanielsen's "'Hard' or 'Soft': Shaping Microtiming through Sonic Features in Jazz-Related Groove Performance" @SMT_musictheory @IJS_Rutgers @forskningsradet #AMS #SMT

In #jjs 14.2 Emma Beachy calls @RLPGBooks The Sonic Gaze “a worthy contribution to scholarly literature in jazz studies and beyond, a must-read for anyone interested in cultural constructions of race and hybridity, musical or otherwise.” #AMS @IJS_Rutgers @RULibraries

In this case, the oral history interview also acts as a record of the type of informal, socially-rich educational interaction between musicians—from elder to novice—that is central to traditional jazz enculturation." jjs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/jjs/…

Oral history methodology includes member checking and triangulation with historical documentation to enhance reliability and validity of oral historical data... (2/3)

Lonnie Liston Smith (@lonniethelegend) & Scott Gray Douglass spoke for issue 14.2. Smith’s history, recounting 80 years of American music history, from swing to sampling, doo-wop to hip hop, through he latest @jazzisdeadco release. @IJS_Rutgers @RULibraries

Issue 14.2 is now available! *Jacobsen & Danielsen’s "'Hard' or 'Soft' *Lonnie Liston Smith recounts 80 years of American music *@ldaviesmusic explores @IJS_Rutgers's Victoria Spivey Collection *+ a review of T. Storm Heter’s The Sonic Gaze jjs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.../jjs/i… @RULibraries

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When Brian Wright proposed "Revisiting Kenny G," his goal was to assemble "accessible discussion pieces for undergraduate & graduate jazz history classes." This colloquy will serve jazz educators at any level well! bit.ly/3qpZKQA @JazzEdNet @amspsg @IASPMUS @SocAmMusic

In JJS 14.1, Luca Bragalini presents a detailed photographic analysis of the so-called first jazz photo, proposing a solution to an enigma that has lasted for eighty years (bit.ly/3oCDMtc). #BuddyBolden #jazzstudies #photostudies @RULibraries @IJS_Rutgers

@henryjperc reviews @rgomeally1's Antagonistic Cooperation “a significant contribution to jazz-as-democracy discourse,” exploring a concept O'Meally calls “a form of community building, of competition and coordination with a jazz player’s spirit of love.” bit.ly/42eLF5S

In JJS issue 14.1 @adriannehonnold looks at @kennyg from the saxophonists' perspective feat. interviews with Lenny Pickett, @MindiAbair , & Jeff Coffin (of @davematthewsbnd), engaging w/ @davidakemusic's work on Louis Jordan. A great read! @RULibraries #smoothjazz #sax

Check out @OUPMusic author & new faculty member @UofMaryland Kelsey Klotz's brilliant take on "Kenny G and the Ignorance of Whiteness" in JJS 14.1. (bit.ly/3N4DODB). @kennyg @RutgersU @IJS_Rutgers @RULibraries @UMDMusicStudies

In JJS 14.1 Paul Mock's "An Analysis of Mary Halvorson's Improvisational & Compositional Style" draws on score excerpts, detailed transcription & interviews, discussing her version of "Aisha" & "Too Many Ties" (bit.ly/3WFubyk). @RULibraries @IJS_Rutgers #improvisation

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NEW ISSUE ALERT: JJS 14.1 joyfully embraces the far-reaching range of topics & disciplinary approaches housed under the big tent of jazz studies, engaging w/ subjects ranging from the controversial (Buddy Bolden & Kenny G) to the canonical (Pops & Basie). bit.ly/3WHBRjN