Conference Agenda
The Online Program of events for the 2026 AMS Annual Meeting appears below. This program is subject to change. The final program will be published in early November.
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The Shape of Jazz Scholarship To Come: A Meta-Study of Contemporary Jazz Research 1: University of Pittsburgh; 2: Sichuan Conservatory of Music Despite jazz studies' growth as a field, we lack a comprehensive understanding of its research trends and methodological orientations. This paper presents the first quantitative survey of recent English-language jazz scholarship, analyzing 73 dissertations (2014-present) and 485 peer-reviewed articles (2011-present) from 12 major journals. Using systematic content analysis methodology, we coded each work for subject matter, methodology, and institutional affiliation. The analysis spans diverse topics (historical moments, media studies, labor analysis, popular culture) and methodologies (ethnography, critical theory, music analysis, gender studies). A selection of notable preliminary findings includes race/ethnicity as the dominant theme in dissertations (56%), with subtopics ranging from jazz during the American Civil Rights era to correlations between political and musical expression. Politics also appears frequently in dissertations (43%), in tandem with race; indeed, 86% of dissertations that engage with race also discuss politics. Articles on major artists (35%)—overwhelmingly male (95%)—remain highly prevalent, revealing a significant gender disparity that warrants scholarly attention. Meanwhile, transnationalism has emerged as an increasingly prominent theme, increasing in frequency over time. These patterns reveal that while jazz studies has productively centered discussions of race and Black American musical traditions, significant gaps remain: an oversaturation of focus on 'great figures," overwhelming male, suggests systemic underrepresentation of female jazz musicians in scholarship, and the gradual rise in transnational research indicates a necessary correction to the field's previously Americentric bias. We analyzed seven dedicated jazz journals (including Journal of Jazz Studies, Jazz Perspectives, Jazz Research Journal) and five major music journals (JAMS, Ethnomusicology, Acta Musicologica, Journal of SAM, Black Music Research Journal). This quantitative metadata study—the first of its kind in jazz studies—provides an empirical foundation for understanding the discipline's research patterns. Our findings inform future research directions in underexplored areas and assist scholars in targeting journals most receptive to their work. In our presentation, we will divulge the full findings through easily digestible graphic visualizations and establish an open-access digital bibliography for ongoing research use in the scholarly community. | |