Wendell Logan Chair, Jazz Studies
Professor of African-American Music
Education: B.S., Florida A&M University, 1962; M.M., Southern
Illinois University, 1964, 1964; Ph.D., University of Iowa,
1968.
Prizes and Awards: National Endowment for the Arts grants, 1973, 1978, 1985
and 1996; ASCAP awards 1980-198l Ohio Arts Council grant,
1984, 1985 and 1993; Guggenheim award, 1990; Cleveland Arts
Prize in Music, 1991; fellow at the Rockefeller Study
Center, Bellagio, Italy, 1994; the Lakond Award from the
American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1998.
Performances: Performances in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
Published
Works: Articles in Perspectives of New Music, The Black
Perspective in Music, NUMUS West, Black Music Research
Journal and Field Magazine.
Professional Affiliations: Faculty member, Ball State University, 1967-69; Florida
A&M University, 1969-70; Western Illinois University,
1970-73.
Recordings: Recordings on Orion, Golden Crest, University of
Michigan Press, Morehouse College Press and RPM Records,
among others.