Barry Kernfeld
| Barry Kernfeld | |
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| Born | Barry Dean Kernfeld August 11, 1950 San Francisco |
| Occupation | Jazz musicologist Jazz historian Author Jazz music educator |
| Education | UC Berkeley UC Davis Cornell |
| Period | 1981–current |
| Notable works | The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz |
| Spouse | Sally Ann McMurry, PhD |
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Barry Dean Kernfeld, PhD (born 11 August 1950, San Francisco), is a musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has researched and published extensively about the history of jazz and the biographies of its musicians.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Editing and writing career
Kernfeld was the editor of the first and second editions of The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the largest jazz dictionary ever published. The first edition was published in 1988. Volume 1 had 670 pages and Volume 2 had 690.[6][7]
In 2005, Kernfeld initiated a long-term project, transcribing and editing the contents of the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program. A number of lengthy interviews are now available at the institution's website. Also in 2005, Kernfeld became a staff archivist in the Historical Collections and Labor Archives within Special Collections at the Pennsylvania State University library. In 2012, he taught a writing course at Penn State, "American Jazz Masters in their Own Words."
Kernfeld spent a decade researching pop song piracy which culminated him publishing two books, one about fake books (2006) and the other a general survey (2011). (see book listings below)
Selected published works
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Post-baccalaureate academic education
In 1968, Kernfeld enrolled at University of California, Berkeley; then, from April 1970 to September 1972, he focused on being a professional saxophonist. In October 1972, Kernfeld enrolled at the University of California, Davis, where, in 1975, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in musicology. From 1975 to 1981, he studied at Cornell University where he focused on jazz. Cornell awarded him a Masters Degree in 1978 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree 1981.
References
- ↑ Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Vol. 135, Thomson Gale Detroit (2005) OCLC 6921683
- ↑ Contemporary Authors, Vol. 161, Gale Research, Detroit (1998) OCLC 6921683
- ↑ The Writers Directory, St. James Press, Detroit OCLC 1776757
- ↑ International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory; 12th edition, 1990–1991, International Who's Who in Music, Cambridge, England (1990) OCLC 632053332
- ↑ Who's Who in America, 60th edition, 2006, Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ (2005) OCLC 62401678
- ↑ Stephen Holden, "The Pop Life: Jazz Facts and Figures", New York Times, November 23, 1988.
- ↑ John S. Wilson, "Books of The Times; Updating the Minutiae of a Truly American Sound", New York Times, December 30, 1988.
External links
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- Hamilton College (New York) faculty
- Cornell University faculty
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Davis alumni
- Cornell University alumni
- American music educators
- Music historians
- Jazz writers
- American music historians
- Musicologists
- Discographers
