Supplemental Information: Episode 8
Theorizing African American Music: The Concert (2/5)
Christopher Jenkins (Oberlin Conservatory)
with appearances by Philip Ewell, Lydia Bangura, Khari Joyner, and Theron Brown
Release Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
2022 TAAM Conference Website
Author's Website
Production Credits
Team Leads: Megan Lyons, Lydia Bangura
Production Lead: Megan Lyons
Peer Reviewer: Kevin Holt
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Zhangcheng Lu
Closing Music: David Voss
Other Music Performances: Geoffrey Burleson
This is the second episode of a five-part series on the Theorizing African American Music Conference that will be released through the end of Season 2.
Bio: Chris Jenkins is an Associate Dean at Oberlin Conservatory, Conservatory Liaison to the Office of DEI, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology. He teaches courses in hip hop and racial politics in music. He is currently earning a DMA in viola performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a PhD in Musicology from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU).
In 2022, Chris and Philip Ewell were co-founders and co-organizers of the Theorizing African American Music conference held at CWRU. In 2023, his book on diversity issues in music education will be released by Routledge Press and the College Music Society
Keywords: African American music, African diasporic music, music theory, jazz, Black classical music