Am 26. Februar 2017 feiert die Jazz-Schallplatte ihren 100. Geburtstag. Dies ist fünf jungen Musikern aus New Orleans zu verdanken, die nach New York kamen und dort zunächst in kleinen Clubs spielten.

The Music Library Association will live stream content from one session space in Orlando, starting February 23, 2017.

The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML), established in 1951, condemns national and international policies that work against its purposes as stated in its constitution, and particularly its primary goals to encourage and promote the activities of libraries, archives and documentation centres concerned with music and music materials; to strengthen cooperation among institutions and individuals working in these fields and to publish information concerning their work; and to promote a better understanding of the cultural importance of music libraries, archives and documentation centres both nationally and internationally.  Any hindrance to the free and full exchange of information and the opportunity to engage fully in professional activities and training pertaining to music libraries, archives, and documentation centres across all countries in the world are antithetical to these goals.

John Towner Williams feiert am 8. Februar seinen 85. Geburtstag. Er wurde 1932 in Flushing, Queens, New York geboren. Sein Vater war Orchestermusiker, und John Williams lernte von ihm bereits im Alter von drei Jahren das Notenlesen...

What music did you enjoy in 2016, old or new? We aked IAML members this question and this is how they responded. Presenting the IAML Playlist 2016.