You may have heard of The Real Book, a “fake” book collection of jazz standards. Think of it as a kind of cheat sheet for getting through the gig—just the basic components of a tune because ...

Carrington's students looked to The Real Book, a collection of sheet music which, for decades, has been the authority on which jazz songs are "standards." Carrington did not find, perhaps ...

It’s a problem she addresses head-on with “New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers,” a book ... as jazz found a home in formal programs at universities across the country, fake ...

They perform canonical jazz standards (“Giant Steps”) but announce them with non-­canonical titles (“Giant Nuts”). They dress like humanoids from “The Fifth Element”—nylon ...