Blowin' the Blues Away - (Music of the African Diaspora) by Travis A Jackson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- New York City has always been a mecca in the history of jazz, and in many ways the city's jazz scene is more important now than ever before.
- About the Author: Travis A. Jackson is Associate Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
- 304 Pages
- Music, Genres & Styles
- Series Name: Music of the African Diaspora
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About the Book
""Blowin' the Blues Away" makes a major contribution to our understanding of the contexts and meanings of jazz performance. Jackson makes his own mark by not only documenting 'the jazz scene' in New York but also by providing a critical vocabulary and methodology for future researchers. As such, Jackson's book provides the most in-depth understanding of the rituals and meanings of jazz performance to date."--Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of "Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever"
Book Synopsis
New York City has always been a mecca in the history of jazz, and in many ways the city's jazz scene is more important now than ever before. Blowin' the Blues Away examines how jazz has thrived in New York following its popular resurgence in the 1980s. Using interviews, in-person observation, and analysis of live and recorded events, ethnomusicologist Travis A. Jackson explores both the ways in which various participants in the New York City jazz scene interpret and evaluate performance, and the criteria on which those interpretations and evaluations are based. Through the notes and words of its most accomplished performers and most ardent fans, jazz appears not simply as a musical style, but as a cultural form intimately influenced by and influential upon American concepts of race, place, and spirituality.From the Back Cover
"Blowin' the Blues Away makes a major contribution to our understanding of the contexts and meanings of jazz performance. Jackson makes his own mark by not only documenting 'the jazz scene' in New York but also by providing a critical vocabulary and methodology for future researchers. As such, Jackson's book provides the most in-depth understanding of the rituals and meanings of jazz performance to date."--Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever
Review Quotes
"[Jackson's] contributions on authenticity, race and identity are direct and refreshing and his analysis informative and stimulating."--Damian Evans "Musicology Review" (3/12/2013 12:00:00 AM)
About the Author
Travis A. Jackson is Associate Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Music of the African Diaspora
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Genre: Music
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: University of California Press
Theme: Jazz
Format: Paperback
Author: Travis A Jackson
Language: English
Street Date: June 12, 2012
TCIN: 93300768
UPC: 9780520270459
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-6516
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.9 pounds
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