Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information about over eighty contemporary musicians and groups; each with a critical essay about the artist or band's work, discographies, and listings of articles about the performer/s.
Content Note
Content includes:Margie Adam -- Gene Ammons -- Roy Ayers -- Barenaked Ladies -- Manuel Barrueco -- Beau Brummels -- Bjork -- Blackalicious -- The Blue Aeroplanes -- Henry Brant -- Tracy Byrd -- Caedmon's Call -- Cam'ron -- Chic -- The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem -- John Collins -- Continental Drifters -- Tanya Donelly -- Will Downing -- Slim Dusty -- El Gran Combo -- Ensemble Modern -- Franco -- The Goo Goo Dolls -- Groove Armada -- Sofia Gubaidulina -- Nicholas Gunn -- Guttermouth -- Merle Haggard -- Bernard Haitink -- Mickey Hart -- The Hollies -- Dick Hyman -- Leroy Jenkins -- Angelique Kidjo -- Mars Lasar -- Danni Leigh -- Thomas Mapfumo -- Damian Marley -- Mary Mary -- Missing Persons -- Monster Magnet -- Xavier Montsalvatge -- Alanis Morissette -- Najma -- North Mississippi Allstars -- Tim O'Brien -- Oingo Boingo -- Ozzy Osbourne -- Twila Paris -- People Under The Stairs -- Gene Pitney -- Pizzicato Five -- Princess Superstar -- Roxy Music -- Paulina Rubio -- Sasha -- Jill Scott -- Sense Field -- Seven Mary Three -- Garnett Silk -- Spiderbait -- The Swan Silvertones -- Sweet -- Take 6 -- Olga Tanon -- The Undertones -- Sadao Watanabe -- Kirk Whalum -- The White Stripes -- Weslia Whitfield -- Widespread Panic -- Jessica Williams -- Robin Williamson -- and World Saxophone Quartet.