WikiProject Jazz is a group of editors writing and maintaining Wikipedia's articles on all things jazz. The parent of this WikiProject is WikiProject music genres. On our project talk page, all editors working in the area (not just members) can exchange ideas and ask questions.
New members are always welcome! If you are new to Wikipedia, the first thing to do is to become a registered user – see Wikipedia:How to log in. (There is also an FAQ at Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ.) If you wish to participate in WikiProject Jazz, then add your name to our participants section.
Improve and standardize existing jazz-related articles.
Create any needed jazz articles.
Elevate as many jazz-related articles as possible to Good or Featured status.
Coordinate positive contributions to articles relating to all aspects and styles of jazz.
This WikiProject does not aim to:
Act in an exclusionary way toward any particular styles of jazz or any jazz musicians.
How you can help
Any improvement to jazz-related articles, no matter how minor, is welcome, as is copyediting! Keep in mind Wikipedia's policies regarding neutral point of view.
If there is a jazz-related article that Wikipedia doesn't currently have, create one! It doesn't have to be a masterpiece; a stub will do at first.
Add appropriate media to articles. Make sure any media (particularly images) used are tagged and used properly. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.
Requests and to-do
To request a new article, to add to the list of articles needing expansion or improvement, or to find things to do at the jazz portal, go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Jazz/To do.
All articles linked to WikiProject Jazz link to this page, see What links here. This includes all talk pages with the project banner. The table to the right, which is updated every few days, summarises all these articles, by quality and importance – click on a number to see a list of all WikiProject Jazz articles of that kind. Wikipedia:WikiProject Jazz/Popular pages is a list of the most-viewed pages in the scope of the Project, refreshed monthly.
Listed below are any articles that are awaiting review for promotion to Featured Articles, Featured Lists or Good Articles, Articles for Deletion and Categories for Discussion:
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Active participants
There is also a list of inactive members that includes those who have not edited for at least six months. If you have returned and can't find your name in Active participants, it may have been moved there; feel free to move it back.
Ahi-nama(talk·contribs) I am a Swedish jazz fan who regard jazz as a global phenomenon even if Swedish Wikipedia has its own ProjectJazz. I hope to transfer some of the content from enWP to svWP which would be of special Swedish interest, but also I hope to contribute articles on some of our jazz music which deserves to be known abroad.
AUTiger ʃ talk/work - will try to help out here a bit; not an expert, but I did host/program the Jazz show on my college radio station.
colorend - pianist and bassist, more into modern jazz, will be doing mainly minor, pedantic edits, corrected some GoGo Penguin and e.s.t related pages before joining. (:
Don-music(talk·contribs) - Jazz enthusiast and saxophonist. Interested in most jazz, old and new. Have created a few articles on important but neglected jazz albums by British artists and neglected jazz artists from the US and beyond. Always improving existing low quality articles.
Jazz+(talk·contribs)I am a notable jazz organist and wish to be added to the list of wikipedia jazz organ list. Clarence m palmer.
Jazzilady(talk·contribs) I'm a musician and vocalist. I've been a jazz fan for most of my 57 years of life. Have seen, heard, and played with many jazz musicians and vocalists. I have my own archive of photographs and a really huge collection of jazz CD's. I'm a retired librarian and currently the webmaster for ClevelandEaton.com
Kudpung(talk·contribs) Former semi-pro drummer & percussionist (bop & fusion). Occasional edits and CE to jazz articles.
Lamro(talk·contribs) I'm an investment professional from Moscow, Russia. I like jazz music because it helps me deal with my terribly stressful work. Jazz relaxes me as does writing articles on jazz albums, such as the full discography of Eliane Elias and semi-full that of Hugh Masekela. More articles are coming.
LaurieNorton1(talk·contribs) Just submitted an article on Adam Swanson, virtuoso pianist of early 20th century music inc. early jazz and the Great American Songbook
Noahfgodard(talk·contribs) Pianist, composer, and (classical) oboist. Primarily interested in bebop, "latin jazz" (both Brazilian/South American and Afro-Cuban), and fusion/contemporary jazz.
Vmavanti(talk·contribs) – bona fides: experience as a jazz disc jockey and editor in journalism, studied classical guitar, some letters after my name, lifelong learner and reader
Cathcam(talk·contribs) - Blogger, researcher and music archivist mostly focused on the business and music produced by Creed Taylor. I write/maintain the ctproduced.com blog and so far have only done minor edits here. I am in touch with the Taylor family and working on related projects.
Tillywilly17(talk·contribs) added 2 infoboxes and 3 paragraphs to this "stub" class article. I have many references and more content to add. After weeks of research, I believe this was important to music in the year 1943. Pistol Packin' MamaTillywilly17 (talk) 18:29, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Carolina_Heart(talk·contribs) Jazz and music enthusiast. More focused on contemporary jazz over the classics. Been obsessively editing the Jazz in Year articles to add albums and events, and I started the 2023 in jazz page. I plan to make articles for notable albums or artists I encounter
Amojobim(talk·contribs) I am a musician and I love jazz. I would love to help improving the content, wherever needed. I recently made some edits to jazz pages that I think fit into this project.
This list includes project members who have not edited for at least six months; it is manually updated on a periodic basis. If your name has been moved here, feel free to move it back to the active list when you return.
User:Dextrose - Experienced musician with limited historic knowledge.
DorothyP99(talk·contribs) I am a jazz musician and a huge advocate of jazz. I try to support and promote the work of not only jazz musicians, but also educators who are doing important work in jazz.
Jazz40s(talk·contribs) Independent Jazz Stylist Vocalist and International Recording Artist with gross physical product sales over $200,000 in 2017 with over six successful releases since 2013 and 40,000 albums sold worldwide. // Looks like this is Lyn Stanley (coincidentally the only page Jazz40s has ever edited) Knifegames (talk) 09:51, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
JazzDoc1820(talk·contribs) Founder Jazz On the Vineyard, Sports Medicine Physician, Lover of the Music and believes jazz is a Metaphor...for life...all about the improvisation
Moeron(talk·contribs) - very concentrated effort on jazz articles lately, including a wealth of albums for many performers. Also, I will be getting the eighth edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz soon, so if anyone would like me to look up information from there, just me a message at User Talk:Moeron.
Morahman7vn(talk·contribs) Likes mainly the first thirty years of jazz (1917–1947) and stride.
Paul210 16:30, 4 May 2007 (UTC) I have added a couple of British jazz and blues entries and hope to continue this as well as edit which I do on a daily basis
To show your involvement in the project, you can add one of the userboxes below to your user page. Just copy the following text and paste it somewhere on your user page – {{participant|Jazz}}, or {{User Wikiproject Jazz}}. When one of the boxes is added, your name will automatically be included in Category:WikiProject Jazz participants.
Jeru: In the Words of Gerry Mulligan, oral autobiography. (While this is hosted online by the Library of Congress, it is used there by permission of Mulligan's widow. As such, it may not be free content, otherwise we could upload it to Wikisource.)
