Distilling a national jazz sound into a real book for the next generation of jazz musicians

This paper outlines a current doctoral research project which is involved in developing an Australian Jazz Real Book (AJRB) as an educational and practical resource for practicing and professional musicians. A mixed methods approach was used in responding to the research question, and incorporates web survey, real book analysis, key informant interviews, and community-based participatory research. The development of this resource could provide a useful resource to the next generation of jazz musicians in Australia, who currently have limited access to notated Australian Jazz music.