Jazz History, Culture, and Criticism Series

The series is currently inactive. Titles are listed for reference.

Editor: William J. Kenney III

Jazz in Mind: Essays on the History and Meanings of Jazz

Edited by Reginald T. Buckner and Steven Weiland

Essays exploring the impact of jazz, particularly on American culture, since World War II.

From Jazz to Swing: African-American Jazz Musicians and Their Music, 1890–1935

Thomas J. Hennessey

Traces the development of jazz from a series of regional music to the most popular music in America at the beginning of the Swing Era.