Research Guides: Jazz Pedagogy: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

The following music dictionaries and encyclopedias provide entries on jazz education history, methods, and repertoire, as well as biographical entries about jazz musicians and educators. Entries may include images, musical examples, and bibliographies of scholarly sources for further reading.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz by Barry D. Kernfeld (Editor); Barry Kernfeld (Editor)
Call Number: ML102.J3 N48 2001
The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues by Howard Mandel
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML102.J3 B55 2005
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather (Editor); Ira Gitler (Editor)
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML102.J3 F39 1999
Dictionary of Jazz by Hugues Panassié
Call Number: ML102.J3P313 1956
Publication Date: 1956
The Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather
Call Number: ML3561.J3E55 1960
Publication Date: 1960
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz by Crown Publishing Group Staff
Call Number: ML102.J3 C34