Nathan Bakkum (Ph.D. 2009 University of Chicago, M.A. 2006 University of Chicago, M.M. 2002 University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.M. 1999 DePaul University) teaches courses in music history and popular music at Columbia. His research interests include jazz historiography, the production and reception of musical recordings, and anthropological approaches to history. He has presented papers at the national meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, the Experience Music Project Pop Conference, and other local and national conferences. As a bassist, he has studied with jazz legend Richard Davis and Chicago jazz stalwart Larry Gray. He performs in a variety of jazz, pop, and classical ensembles, and he works steadily as an arranger for string quartet and larger ensembles.
