Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia by More Jazz Encyclopedias can be found in the reference collection at ML 102 .J3.
These can be searched on the library website or WorldCat using the following subject headings (use alphabetic search):
Bio-bibliographies of individual jazz composers can be found at ML 134, (example Miles Davis) and of performers at ML 134.5 (example Stan Getz).
Jazz dictionaries are shelved with the encyclopedias under the call number ML 102 .J3, some in the Reference Collection, and others that can be checked out.
Biographical information can be located on the library website and in WorldCat using a number of subject headings:
Use key words from these at the Library Catalog "Keyword" search screen.
The library has both individual and collective biographies.
Biographies of individuals include: composers at ML 410, jazz pianists at ML 417, jazz instrumentalists at ML 419, and jazz singers at ML 420.
Examples of collective bios:
Jazz Makers: Vanguards of Sound = ML 394 .S527 J39 2002 (also an online book)
88: The Giants of Jazz Piano = ML 397 .D63 E43 2001
Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autoiography, Reportage and Criticism from 1919 to Now = ML 3507 .R44 1996
These can be located on the library website using key words from the following subject headings:
You can also find many of them shelved in the call number range ML 3506 - ML 3509.
Discographies
Numerous discographies have been published tracing the recorded history of popular music, or popularity rankings. Find them on the library website or WorldCat using key words from the following subject headings:
You can also find them shelved under the call number ML 156.4 J3 (in both the Reference collection and the circulating collection)
Biographies of jazz musicians (see above) may also include a discography.
Reviews
See "Discographies" above, and "Websites" in the right column.
Videos
To see a list of videos on a jazz topic:
The scholarly study of popular music often involves research into the historical, social, economic, and political developments of the time, artistic cross-influences, etc.
Some subject headings that relate to the larger context:
Collective biographies ML 385-406
ML 385 - Collective biographies of musicians (general)
ML 390 - Collective biographies of composers or arrangers
ML 395 - Collective biographies of instrumentalists
ML 396-399 - Collective biographies of instrumentalists by instrument
ML 400 - Collective biographies of singers
ML 402-406 - Collective biographies of other music professionals by type
Individual biographies ML 410-ML 429
ML 410 - Composers
ML 416-417 - Keyboardists
ML 418 - String players
ML 419 - Other instrumentalists
ML 420 - Singers
ML 421 - Performing groups
ML 422-429 - Other music professionals by type