AFAM/MUSIC 207N: Jazz and the African American Experience
This guide is for students in Penn State Harrisburg's AFAM/MUSIC 207N taught by Professor Bryan Grove. It includes numerous research sources about the evolution of Jazz and its influences on American culture.
From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3,300 jazz musicians from around the world. Arranged alphabetically according to last name, each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musician's career. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz is, quite simply, the most comprehensive jazz encyclopedia available.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music is first comprehensive reference work on popular music of the world. It provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. Part I focuses on Social and Cultural Dimensions, and Part II covers all aspects of the popular music industry.
A full-length, authoritative encyclopaedia on the Blues as a musical form, this A-Z resource covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues.
The Historical Dictionary of Jazz covers the history of Jazz through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,500 cross-referenced entries on significant jazz performers, band leaders, bands, venues, record labels, recordings, and the different styles of jazz.
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz by Barry Kernfeld (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.J3N48 2002 Reference
ISBN: 1561592846
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
Note: This 3-volume work is located in the Reference Collection (Library 1st Floor). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition is the largest, most comprehensive and accurate reference work on jazz ever published, putting the world of jazz at your fingertips.
Oxford Reference Online consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford Reference Online consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.