Historical Dictionary of Jazz by Browsing in the stacks is another approach to finding materials. Below are the major Library of Congress call number ranges for music and jazz.
Music
Biographies of individual composers ML 410
Books about keyboardists ML 417
Books about string players ML 418
Books about instrumentalists ML 419
Books about singers ML 420
How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz by 
Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Using a Subject Heading is the most efficient way of searching the library catalog. Search the CCC Library Catalog using some of the jazz subjects below to find books, ebooks, and DVDs.
Search for specific instruments with the added label of "Jazz" in parentheses as follows:
The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums by 
How to Listen to Jazz by 
Jazz by 
The Jazz Age by 
The Jazz Book by 
The Jazz Standards by 
Why Jazz Happened by