Jazz

Below are some professional associations and communities of practice which may be of interest:

• International Association of Jazz Arrangers & Composers 

  • Resource for community of jazz arrangers and composers
  • Hosts the bi-annual Jazz Composers’ Symposium  
  • Bi-monthly newsletter

• Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice

  • Website features many tools & resources
  • Downloadable New Standards e-book of tunes by women composers, curated by Terri Lyne Carrington 

• Jazz Education Network 

  • Educator resources, research, mentoring, scholarship & awards, etc.
  • Reading list: Jazz education as a force for change

• Women in Jazz Organization

  • Collective of over 500 professional performing Jazz Musicians who identify as Women or gender Non-Binary
  • Mentorship program

• McGill users only
• Open access resource
• Free resource
• In-library use
• Catalogue record