The University of Pittsburgh’s Jazz Studies program in collaboration with Illinois Press are proud to announce the revival of our journal Jazz and Culture (formerly the International Jazz Archives Journal). Jazz and Culture is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to publishing cutting-edge research on jazz from multiple perspectives. The journal was founded on the principle that both scholars and musicians offer invaluable contributions to scholarly inquiry. Continuing in that legacy, the journal will juxtapose groundbreaking work by researchers alongside oral histories and submissions written by master artists in the field. All methodological approaches are welcome, including ethno/musicology, music theory, and critical and cultural studies. Drawing upon recent trends in music scholarship, we further seek to interrogate a range of issues connecting music, race, class, gender, and other realms of social practice.
Current Issue - Volume 6, No. 1
On the Jazz Scene: The Publics and Counterpublics of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, an article by Darren Mueller
“We Had Our Own Jazz Bands”: A Five-Bar Intro to Jazz in Lagos, 1950–1990, an article by Oladele Ayorinde
Race, Gender, and Jazz School: Chord-Scale Theory as White Masculine Technology, an article by Dan DiPiero
The Countess of Detroit: Alma Smith on Jazz, Touring, and the Love of Her City, an oral history from Larry Gabriel by Jade Amey
Black Women Standing Ankle-Deep in Pacific Water, poetry by E. Hughes
Texas Jazz Singer: Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond, a review by Luke Reidlinger
Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz, a review by Hannah Krall
Submit your work:
The journal is always accepting manuscript submissions on a continuing basis in the following categories:
- Academic Articles in 10,000 words
- Oral Histories
- Book and Media Reviews (1,000-2,000 words)
To submit, please send a proposal of 300-500 words in either .pdf or .doc format to: Pittjazz@pitt.edu.
For questions, email Dr. Michael Heller at Michael.Heller@pitt.edu.
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