A Model Jazz History Program for the United States: Building Jazz Audiences in the Twenty-First Century

  • Anthony J. Bushard University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Abstract

The newly created jazz studies program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln includes not only traditional historical surveys of jazz history, but also an annual “historical concert” featuring music from either a seminal recording or a historically significiant artist/group. The essay argues that if the academy is the chief generator of jazz students in the country, then the academy must also take the lead in developing jazz audiences for those students.

Author Biography

Anthony J. Bushard, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Anthony J. Bushard is an Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He received a BA in music (piano) from St. John’s University (Collegeville, Minnesota), as well as a masters and PhD in musicology from the University of Kansas. Prof. Bushard’s research interests are in contemporary American music with a special focus on jazz, blues, and film music. At UNL he teaches courses in jazz history, film music, world music, American music, and an introduction to undergraduate studies in music for first-year music majors.
Published
2012-12-14
Issue
Vol 3 No 2: (Spring 2013)
Section
Roundtable

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