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Out There (Charles Gayle)
On a free jazz pioneer and perennial maverick.
The Literary Ellington
Ellington's inspiration from Harlem Renaissance authors.
Sonny Rollins and the Challenge of Thematic Improvisation
On Rollins' mastery of solo structure.
The Dark Tree: Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles
A vibrant community and fertile creative milieu.
Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz
The scope and variety of New York's big bands.

Jazz Studies Online, a new and evolving project, brings together a rich and varied collection of digital resources — journal articles, book chapters, videos, teaching materials, and an extensive index of outside resources — of interest to jazz scholars, musicians, educators, journalists, and fans. Jazz Studies Online engages with issues that inform and broaden our thinking about jazz — issues such as race and ethnicity, improvisation, modernism, and music theory. Continue reading about Jazz Studies Online.

Paula West at Miller Theatre

Columbia University hosted Paula West and her quartet in "Swinging Uptown: Paula West Re-Sets the Standards." This JSO Special Feature presents video footage from the concert, a video interview with Columbia professor Farah Jasmine Griffin, and related textual resources.

Robert O'Meally on Romare Bearden

In this video interview, Robert O'Meally discusses the African-American painter, designer, and writer Romare Bearden, the inspiration he drew from jazz, and his connection to the modernist movement in the arts.