According to a 2001 Jazz Artists Study conducted by the Research Center for Arts and Culture, there are an estimated 33,003 jazz musicians in New York, 18,733 in San Francisco, and 1,723 in New Orleans.

The study collected data on the working and living situations of jazz musicians in four cities—New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Detroit. In each city, two surveys were conducted:

• A conventional random sample of musicians belonging to the American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
• A "respondent-driven sample" (RDS) of jazz musicians, using a new form of chain-referral sampling developed by Cornell University sociologist Douglas Heckathorn

A total of 1,963 musicians were interviewed in the AFM survey, and 733 musicians were interviewed in the RDS survey.

More information is available on the CPANDA web site. The summary report is available in downloadable format from the NEA website. Look for Research Division Report #43, "Changing the Beat: A Study of the Worklife of Jazz Musicians."

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