Paul Steinbeck's book Message to Our Folks earned the 2018 Steve Larson Award for Jazz Scholarship from the Society for Music Theory's Jazz Interest Group. This annual award recognizes the best publication in the field of jazz theory and analysis. Steinbeck is the only two-time winner of this award. (His previous award was conferred in 2012 for the article “Intermusicality, Humor, and Cultural Critique in the Art Ensemble of Chicago’s ‘A Jackson in Your House.’”)
in the news:
Esther Viola Kurtz's article "Call, Response, and Compromisso: Ethical Practice in Capoeira of Backland Bahia, Brazil" was published online by Cambridge University Press
Robert Snarrenberg, Associate Professor of Theory at WashU, has received a grant from the WashU Office of Digital Transformation.
Elijah Darden of (WashU25) has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar, joining an elite group of global changemakers.
