Marc Gidal

Marc Gidal is Associate Professor of Music (Musicology) at Ramapo College of New Jersey. He is the author of Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries (Oxford University Press, 2016) and SamBop NYC: Brazilian Jazz in New York City during the New Millennium (Oxford University Press, 2024). His research articles have appeared in the journals Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology Forum, Latin American Music Review, American Music, Civilisations, and Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Music (Ethnomusicology) from Harvard University, an M.A. in Music from Tufts University, and B.S. in Religious Studies from the University of Oregon.