Annotated Bibliography
- Ann Rabson. 2014. 2016. Available from http://www.annrabson.com/.
The Ann Rabson website features a comprehensive list of her many accomplishments including her songs, albums, and performances. It also includes pictures of her and links to many of the work that she was involved in. This website is used to provide some background data on Ann’s life. It is also used as a tool of easily looking up many of Rabson’s work.
- Contreras, Felix. Marian McPartland, "piano jazz" host, has died. National Public Radio, http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/08/21/161653933/marian-mcpartland-piano-jazz-host-has-died.
Contreras speaks about the life of Marian McPartland and her history as a piano player to one of the main personalities in the jazz world. McPartland was more than just her NPR station “Piano Jazz”. She led a life filled with struggle. When Jazz began to be replaced by rock and roll, she became a college lecturer. “Piano Jazz” became a regular radio station in 1979 and has been running ever since. Even though the article is an obituary, it is a celebration of McPartland’s life and provides a great deal of insight into her childhood and the route she took in becoming a figurehead in jazz.
- Ellingson et al. 2015. Almost like a real band: Navigating a gendered art world. Social Forces.
This essay shows how many women are discouraged from entering the jazz world and how they are positioned towards certain roles and away from other instruments. It focuses on the idea of a jazz meritocracy. It validates a lot of the arguments that we make in the project and serves as a background resource from a professor who specializes in the jazz field.
- Hewett, Ivan. 2015. Maria schneider orchastra, the thompson fields, album review. The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/11665542/Maria-Schneider-Orchestra-The-Thompson-Fields-album-review.html.
5. Jane Ira Bloom. in Outline Music [database online]. 20162016]. Available from http://www.janeirabloom.com/bio.html.
The Jane Ira Bloom website is also a comprehensive list of her many accomplishments and other biographical information. It details recent news and documents her performances. This site is used for extra background biographical research when writing on her path to becoming a successful jazz musician.
- Keepnews, Peter. 2013. Marian McPartland, jazz pianist and NPR radio staple, dies at 95. The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/arts/music/marian-mcpartland-jazz-pianist-and-npr-radio-staple-dies-at-95.html.
Keepnews writes an even more in depth description of McPartland’s life following her death. It was thought that she would never succeed in jazz music because she was “English, white, and a woman”. Yet, despite the adversity, as was mentioned before, she succeeded in creating music with some of the greatest jazz musicians post WWII. Furthermore, more detail is provided about her personal life and her relationship with her husband and those who she kept in her company.
- Kelsey, Chris. Jane ira bloom. in AllMusic [database online]. 20162016]. Available from http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jane-ira-bloom-mn0000218038.
AllMusic breaks down Jane Ira Bloom’s complete discography by date and label. It also provides a mini biography on the individual, songs, credits, and awards. It is used as a basis for research on her page.
- NPR. 2016. Marian McPartland. National Public Radio, http://www.npr.org/artists/15123605/marian-mcpartland.
This page references McPartland’s history at NPR and highlights some of her most famous interviews including ones with Elvis Costello. The page leads to several articles and interviews that provide some background on how she used to run her show, “Piano Jazz”. Through the documentation of her interviews, we could hear the music she was able to create even though she has passed away.
- Rowe, Monk. Jazz archive interviews. 2016. Available from http://contentdm6.hamilton.edu/cdm/search/collection/jazz/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc&hnode=160.
Contains all the jazz interview footage and transcript information. Used this archive to locate our original source material. The archive in engineered to put in specific search requests and elicit results based on the kind of search conducted.
- Schneider, Maria. Maria schneider. in Artist Share [database online]. 20062016]. Available from http://www.mariaschneider.com/.
Maria Schneider’s page is similar to the others in that it features some of her most important accomplishments and accolades. Similarly to the other artist pages, it will be used as background and a basis for research.
- Schudel, Matt. 2013. Ann rabson, co-founder of saffire - the uppity blues women band, dies at 67. The Washington Post (January 30, 2013), https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ann-rabson-co-founder-of-saffire--the-uppity-blues-women-band-dies-at-67/2013/01/30/7c0530ec-6b12-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html.
Schudel writes an obituary about Ann Rabson. Rabson originally worked as a computer programmer and did not reach fame as a jazz artist until she was into her mid 40’s. Yet, this article details how jazz made her forget how old she was and the simple power of the music.
- Woolfe, Zachary. 2013. Prairie jazz companion. The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/magazine/how-maria-schneider-reinvented-the-classical-sound.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.
Woolfe describes how Schneider’s album is a reflection of her hometown. Its sounds are peaceful and she is bringing change to the world of jazz and the Orchestra Jazz Ensemble. Big band jazz originally used to rely on swing music. Schneider never abandoned part of this feel, but she took on a different aura and has since tweaked the sound to create more peaceful melodies, but still full of the soul that categorizes big band jazz music. This article also shows the talent and innovation that Schneider brings to jazz.