1. Sedalia and St. Louis: Ragtime
From: JAZZ

2. New Orleans Jazz
From: JAZZ

3. Chicago: Classic Jazz
From: JAZZ

4. Svengalis and Songbirds
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History

5. New York: The Classic Jazz and Swing Eras
From: JAZZ

6. Political Activists
From: The Harlem Renaissance

7. Kansas City Swing, the Territory Bands, and the San Francisco Revival
From: JAZZ

8. New York Bebop, Latin, and Cool Jazz
From: JAZZ

9. Los Angeles: West Coast Cool Jazz
From: JAZZ

10. Rock and Roll Music Business: “Money Honey”
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History

11. ABELS, MICHAEL (1962–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

12. ABRAMS, MUHAL RICHARD LOUIS [ABRAHAMS, RICHARD] (1930–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

13. ADAMS, ALTON AUGUSTUS (1889–1987)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

14. ADAMS, MICHAEL R. (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

15. ADDERLEY, NAT(HANIEL, SR.) (1931–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

16. African American Composers
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

17. AMS, H.LESLIE (1932–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

18. ANDERSON, T[HOMAS] J[EFFERSON] (1928–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

19. ANDERSON, WALTER F. (1915–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

20. ANDY, BOB (1944–)
From: Caribbean Popular Music

21. ARCHIBALD, DARYL (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

22. ARMSTRONG, [DANIEL] LOUIS
From: The Harlem Renaissance

23. ARMSTRONG, LOUIS (1900–1971)
From: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education

24. ARNOLD, MAURICE (1865–1937)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

25. ATKINS, RUSSELL (1926–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

26. Atkins, Russell (born 1926).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

27. Attaway, William (1911-1986)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature

28. AUSTIN, LOVIE [CORA CALHOUN]
From: The Harlem Renaissance

29. BAKER, DAVID NATHANIEL (1931–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

30. BALLARD, LOUIS W. (1931–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

31. BANFIELD, WILLIAM C. (n. d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

32. BARBOUR, J.BERNI
From: The Harlem Renaissance

33. BARNETT, WILLIS L. (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

34. BASIE, COUNT [William] (1904–1984)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

35. BATEMAN, CHARLES (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

36. BATISTE, ALVIN (1932–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

37. BELAKA, O’SAI TUTU (née CHARLES HENDERSON BELL, SR.) (1933–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

38. BENNETT, MIKEY (1962–)
From: Caribbean Popular Music

39. BILLIARD, QUINCY C. (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

40. BILLUPS, KENNETH BROWN (1918–1985)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

41. BLAKE, [JAMES HUBERT] EUBIE
From: The Harlem Renaissance

42. BLAKE, EUBIE (1883–1983)
From: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education

43. Blake, Eubie (1883?–1983)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

44. BLAND, EDWARD O. (“Ed”) (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

45. BLEDSOE, JULIUS (JULES) C. (1898–1943)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

46. BOATNER, EDWARD HAMMOND (1897–1981)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

47. BOND, CURTIS HORACE (1954–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

48. BOZEMAN, RAY (n.d.)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers

49. BRADFORD, PERRY “MULE”
From: The Harlem Renaissance

50. BRAXTON, WALTER AUGUSTUS (1952–)
From: Brass Music of Black Composers