About

This website is the brainchild of jazz pianist and Harvard ethnomusicologist William Bares and was conceived as a sounding-board for research on what he calls jazz’s transatlantic “eternal triangle”:  the dynamic set of interrelationships among codependent American, European and black Atlantic musical identities. “Eternal Triangle” also puts transatlantic jazz studies on the (cybernetic) map by serving as a resource and meeting-point for those working in the fledgling field.  Here interviews, musical examples, historical research and cultural theory intersect with the opinions of scholars, musicians, critics and industry insiders.

If you wish to pursue topics in greater depth, you are encouraged to sign into the forum where you can post questions or begin discussion threads.  A quick guide to other noteworthy sections of the site…

• The research section includes links, a bibliography and other useful tools.
• The interviews section contains interviews conducted especially for this website.
• The music section presents links to personal websites and selections by transatlantic musicians.
• The videos section showcases videos of jazz musicians I’ve seen, heard, read or written about.
• The events section lists important upcoming transatlantic jazz concerts, festivals and conferences.
• My personal page contains a bio, photos, original music, and a downloadable CV.