Searching for circulating books and media on jazz
To browse for circulating books, CDs, and DVDs related to jazz musicians and jazz history, follow these steps:
- Head to the NYPL home page: www.nypl.org
- On the right-hand side of the screen, click on the word "search"
- In the search box, type "jazz," or the name of a performer, ensemble, or sub-genre (such as swing or bebop)
- Leave the bubble checked for "search the catalog"
- On the next page, under "format," click book/text, music CD, etc. Your results will then be limited to just that format.
- On the next page, under "collection," click "circulating." The resulting page will contain only items that can be checked out and taken home from the library.
- Continue using the facets along the left hand side of the screen to further refine your results.
- Once you've identified an item you'd like to check out, note the location of that item; or click to have the item sent to your preferred branch.
Recommended e-books on jazz
Lady Sings the Blues by ISBN: 9780307786166Publication Date: 2011Lady Sings the Blues is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred autobiography of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation.
The Amazing Bud Powell by ISBN: 9780520955158Publication Date: 2013-05-28Illuminating and multi-layered, The Amazing Bud Powell centralizes Powell's contributions as it details the collision of two vibrant political economies: the discourses of art and the practice of blackness.
Loft Jazz by ISBN: 9780520960893Publication Date: 2016-12-13Loft Jazz provides the first book-length study of this period, tracing its history amid a series of overlapping discourses surrounding collectivism, urban renewal, experimentalist aesthetics, underground archives, and the radical politics of self-determination.
