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Tracy McMullen is an Associate Professor of Music at Bowdoin College, currently a Fellow at Harvard's Hutchins Center (2024-2025). Her scholarship examines 20th/21st century American music through intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class. She holds a PhD from UC San Diego and is an active saxophonist with recordings on multiple labels.
Research focuses on:
- Jazz historiography and racial politics
- Gender equity in music education
- Improvisation as social practice
- Cultural authenticity in musical replay
Publications analyze themes of cultural appropriation, institutional power structures, and identity formation. Recent works critique jazz pedagogy's historical biases while proposing transformative frameworks at institutions like Berklee's Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Awards:
- NEH/Mellon Foundation Book Award for Haunthenticity
- Hutchins Center Fellowship (2024-2025)
She serves on national committees (NEA, AMS) and as a Grammy Awards voting member. Current book project investigates racial dynamics in jazz education.
