Annotated Bibliography

"About Allan Vache- Clarinetist." Altissimo-Music.com, Home of Jazz Clarinetist Allan Vachė. Accessed May 2, 2017. http://www.altissimo-music.com/allanvache.htm.

The Altissimo site provides us with a look at the career and the accomplishments of Allan Vache. The biography page lists the many places at which he has performed, including jazz festivals, opera houses, and foreign countries. As this is is his official website, it also allows the reader to take a unique and detailed look into his personal life with pictures of himself and his family. The site contains several examples of Vache playing in the form of video and audio.

Buster Williams, interview by Monk Rowe, Hamilton College Jazz Archive, Clinton, NY. January, 2002. Transcript.

In this transcript of an hour-and-a-half interview, Buster Williams spoke with Monk Rowe about how he became the jazz musician he is today. Williams speaks of a variety of different topics, spanning from his upbringing, mentors, his current music, to his thoughts on formalized jazz education and the current state of jazz appreciation across the globe. Monk Rowe asked pointed, thought provoking questions, eliciting in-depth and poignant responses from Williams.

 

“Buster Williams.” Mezzrow. Web. May, 2017. https://www.mezzrow.com/artists/580-buster-williams.

The Mezzrow site gives a very detailed look at Buster Williams’ upbring and development as a musician. The article is built chronologically, starting from Williams’ youth and concluding with references to some of Williams’ later work. Additionally, Mezzrow’s biography on Williams’ uses many direct quotes in which Williams’ speaks to his development as a musician via mentorship from his father and other musicians he crossed paths with throughout his long career. Williams’ also speaks to his thought on modern mentorship and how he revels in the opportunity to pass the teachings from his mentors to his successors.

Claude Williams, Interview by Michael Woods and Monk Rowe. Hamilton College Jazz Archive, Los Angeles, CA. September, 1995. Transcript.

This interview was used to provide evidence for our thesis, through the case study of Claude Williams. He was an extremely influential violist, and in this piece, he talks about the importance of different mentors throughout his jazz career. Monk Rowe and Michael Woods asked thought-provoking and pointed questions that allowed us to glean information in support of the argument of our project.

Hallum, Rosemary. "HE MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY: BOB SCHULZ." BOB SCHULZ'S WEB SITE. May 2016. http://www.bobschulzjazz.com/.

This article by Rosemary Hallum takes a detailed look into the upbringing and life of one of the artists we studied in this project, Bob Schulz.  The article explores the importance of Mr. Schulz upbringing and the experiences that made him the man he is today.  The author interviewed Mr. Schulz and was able to gather key details about his past.  This article was an excellent supplement to the interview available in the Hamilton Jazz Archive.

Handy, D. Antoinette. Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.

This book provides a more specific timeline for Germaine Bazzle's biography. Along with the transcript from the jazz archive and short biography from the All Music site, we are able to build a more accurate timeline for Germaine Bazzle. This book also provides a short telephone conversation between Germaine Bazzle and the author in December, 1978. The author shows the appreciation to Bazzle's contribution to jazz education.

 

“History of Jazz.” Scholastic. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm (Accessed March 25, 2017).

This Scholastic-sponsored website was used in the preliminary process of learning about the history of jazz. It functions in the form of a timeline and includes information about genre, geographic location, showcases on musicians, and audio clips. We mostly relied on this page for the background and history for our project. The page was originally made as a Teacher’s Activity Guide, which was helpful because it was clear, engaging, and informative.

"Jazz Education." Jazz in America. http://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/JazzEducation/Page/164.

This resource provides a detailed outline of the evolution of jazz education in America.  The article focuses on early jazz pedagogy, the rise of formal jazz education, jazz education today, and college & university jazz education programs.  The authors outlined a detailed timeline of jazz education from the early 20th century to modern day.  The importance of education on college and university campuses is highlighted and provides a wealth of knowledge into the changing landscape of jazz education.

Kelsey, Chris. “Claude ‘Fiddler’ Williams Biography.” AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/claude-fiddler-williams-mn0000119573/biography (Accessed March 25, 2017).

All Music is a website dedicated to informative backgrounds on all different kinds of musicians. Chris Kelsey, the jazz contributor, provides an in-depth biography of Claude “Fiddler” Williams, including hyperlinks to other musicians he worked with throughout his life. His depiction of Williams’ career successes highlight the many influences others had on his musical development, indicating the enduring mentoring Williams had throughout his life.

Nastos, Michael G. "Germaine Bazzle." All Music. Web. 4 May 2017. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/germaine-bazzle-mn0000541944/biography.

The all music biography page of Germaine Bazzle is used as a reference to produce the biography page of Germaine Bazzle. The site provides basic information and a biography on Germaine Bazzle. The short biography indicates that Germaine Bazzle’s great contribution as an educator. The overview page also shows related jazz artists that may have influenced on Germaine Bazzle's career as a jazz musician.

Rodriguez, Alex W. "A Brief History Of Jazz Education, Pt. 1." NPR. November 02, 2012. http://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2012/10/26/163741653/a-brief-history-of-jazz-education-pt-1.

Alex Rodriguez of NPR laid out a detailed look at the history of jazz education in this article.  Typical research into jazz focuses on the evolution of the genre, whereas this article examined the evolving process of education.  The article details the various significant schools involved in jazz education and explores the changing methods for teaching jazz to students.  The author also looks at the importance of the education process in shaping future musicians before their professional career.