Jonathan McCollum

Jonathan McCollum, Associate Professor of Music at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is an ethnomusicologist and performer on the Japanese shakuhachi.[1] He is the founding Chair of the Historical Ethnomusicology section of the Society for Ethnomusicology, and is known for his work on the music of Armenia.[2]

Jonathan McCollum
Born
Aiken, South Carolina
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, Tufts University, Florida State University
Known forhistorical ethnomusicology, shakuhachi, Armenian music, Zen Buddhist ritual.
Scientific career
Fieldsethnomusicology, musicology
InstitutionsWashington College
Thesis (2004, Ph.D.)
InfluencesAnthony Seeger, Josef Pacholczyk, David Hebert, Michael Chikuzen Gould
WebsiteWashington College: Jon McCollum

Music Scholarship

McCollum is especially known for theoretical contributions to the historiography of global music (historical ethnomusicology), and research studies into both the music of Armenia and the music of Japan, particularly Zen Buddhist ritual and shakuhachi flute tradition.

As a musicologist, McCollum has contributed extensively to academic journals, encyclopedias, and music reference works, including most recently the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the Sage International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, and the New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. He has also worked as a consultant for the Armenian Library and Museum of America, the Smithsonian Institution, and Folkways Alive! of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta.

McCollum is the author of Armenian Music: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Discography (Scarecrow Press, 2004)[3][4][5] and has contributed to many other volumes. He is currently developing a book on music of the Vikings with David Hebert, with whom he co-edited an earlier book,Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology (Lexington Books, 2014), and edits a book series for Rowman and Littlefield press,[6] The Lexington Series in Historical Ethnomusicology: Deep Soundings.[7]

Music Performance

McCollum holds the specialized Shihan 師範 (Master’s) license in shakuhachi performance and teaching,[8] with the professional name (natori) “Kenzen (研禅)” earned primarily through studies under Dai Shihan (Grand Master) Michael Chikuzen Gould.[9]

As a professional performer, McCollum has also contributed to virtual instrument sample libraries; he is the shakuhachi player for Stealth Wind software (on Unearthed Sampling’s Kontakt platform), which is widely used by professional soundtrack composers for videos and films.[10]

He also works as a professional trombonist. McCollum is a Hoshi (Dharma Holder) at Clare Sangha in Baltimore and is the founding teacher of the Chester River Sangha, Zen Buddhist communities in the White Plum Asanga.[11]

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References
  1. "Jon McCollum, Ph.D. Seicho Kenzen". Washington College. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. "Nothing Sounds Armenian Like a Duduk". Armenian Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "Book Reviews: Armenian Music (reviewed by Brian Harlan)". Music Reference Services Quarterly. doi:10.1080/10588160802157314. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Volume 36, p.100". Choice. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. According to Music References Review Quarterly, McCollum’s book Music: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Discography is “the most important English-language resource for Armenian music to date,” and a review in Choice describes it as “exceptionally good on history … well organized and indexed”.
  6. "Lexington Series". Rowman and Littlefield. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  7. "Historical Ethnomusicology Book Series: Deep Soundings". Sociomusicology blog. 2017-03-29. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  8. McCollum, Jonathan (2018). Embodying History and Pedagogy: A Personal Journey into the Dokyoku Style of Japanese Shakuhachi. In David G. Hebert (Ed.), International Perspectives on Translation, Education and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies. Cham: Springer, p.255-278.
  9. "Jonathan Kenzen McCollum". International Shakuhachi Society. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  10. "Stealth Wind". Kontakthub. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. "about Us". Chester River Sangha: A Zen Buddhist Community. Chester River Sangha. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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