“Jazz and Gender” is a combined lecture/seminar course rooted in the exploration and discovery of the role that gender has played and continues to play in Jazz/Black American/Creative Music as an art form. Via an intersectional approach, this course will have two lead faculty members as well as guest teaching artist/lecture faculty members that will aid in providing an atmosphere of discussion/learning around those who have been marginalized in this music. Students will do extensive listening, reflective entries, transcription/presentation projects and play in class as a part of their grade. The course will highlight the journey that a diverse array of individuals have taken and continue to embark upon as Jazz/Black American/Creative Music evolves, as well as the ground that still needs to be covered in moving toward a more inclusive musical/historical landscape.