William C. Banfield

William C. Banfield is professor of Africana studies/music and society at Berklee College of Music. A composer, jazz guitarist, and recording artist, he has been hired by the Quincy Jones Foundation to head a national team to write a new American popular music national curriculum. He is the author toon meer of Musical Landscapes in Color: Conversations with Black American Composers (Scarecrow, 2003), Black Notes: Essays of a Musician Writing in a Post-Album Age (Scarecrow, 2004), and Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy (Scarecrow, 2010). toon minder