Jazz Studies
Created in 1995 with the generous support of the Ford Foundation, this faculty study group, which official became part of the University Seminars Program in November of 1999, has grown to include more than 60 of the nation’s leading jazz scholars, musicians, artists, and writers from over 18 universities and professional associations. This group meets twice each academic year at Columbia to share their new work in jazz studies. Each member is invited to bring a graduate student as a guest to the meeting. This keeps the pipeline moving in this new field by introducing the next generation of scholars to the senior experts writing in this field. The seminars are organized around a particular theme--e.g. "The Ellison/Baraka Debate" (10/95), "Thelonious Monk and Jazz Biography" (5/96), "Jazz and Dance" (5/97)--and consist of the formal presentation of academic papers, followed by informal conversation between members. The group offers serious intellectual debate but in a more relaxed and convivial atmosphere than that of most academic conferences. The Jazz Study Group represents the intellectual backbone of the Center for Jazz Studies.
Seminar: #679
Founded: 2000
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Seminar Administration
Chair:
Robert O'Meally
Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature
Columbia University
212.854.6428
rgo1@columbia.edu
Rapporteur:
Patricia Lespinasse
PhD candidate
Columbia University, Department of English & Comparative Literature
pgl2002@columbia.edu
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