The story of the first roughly half century of jazz is really the story of some of the greatest musicians of all time. Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstro

Jazz is a music formed from a combination of influences. In its infancy, jazz was a melting pot of military brass bands, work songs and field hollers of the Uni

This history of folk music looks at musicians, collectors and other figures from around the world. The book presents an overview of international folk roots and

Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth o

Too many jazz fans and critics--and even some jazz musicians--still contend that white players have contributed little of substance to the music; that even, wit