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The mission of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) is to broaden access to music resources through international collaboration and advocacy, to support research, learning, performance and enjoyment. Our members open up the vast world of information and repertoire in their daily interactions with students, educators, researchers, musicians, and the general public. We work to promote and preserve musical heritage among diverse cultures as we recognise the importance of music in the lives of the world’s people. |
Welcome to this year’s first Musikbiblioteksnytt, The Swedish IAML Magazine.
Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959 ) was born 100 years ago today, and so we honor one full century spent with the remarkable voice and unbelievable musical influence of the incomparable woman Lester Young dubbed “Lady Day.”
Billie’s voice was completely untrained, but her unique way of catching the rhythmic drive and intensity of articulation from the instrumentalists she worked with combined with her own distinctive soul-filled vocal quality made her an almost instant favorite among the most prominent jazz musicians in Harlem. Her uncanny ability to imitate the instruments, to make her voice be and do and sound exactly like the most accomplished instrumentalists of her day seemed to mesmerize crowds. Her musicality and superb ability to express the blues and make everyone in the room feel and know the truth in the texts she was singing also captured the audience’s attention.
Today we mark the 25th anniversary of the death of “the Divine One,” influential jazz singer Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990.) Her voice was truly magnificent, and her four octave range, impeccably controlled vibrato and uncanny sense of pitch led to Vaughan's New York Times obituary describing her as a "singer who brought an operatic splendor to her performances of popular standards and jazz."
Have you heard of Cycling for Libraries?
"Founded in 2011, the Cycling for libraries is an international cycling conference for librarians and library lovers. It aims to advocate libraries and increase awareness of the valuable services and resources that libraries offer to the community. We are working together with local library associations and organizations as IFLA and EBLIDA."
In this guest post, James P. Cassaro reflects on the life and work of Stanley Sadie, who died ten years ago this month.
