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Description for Jazz Planet
Paperback. Essays in this collection describe the seldom-acknowledged contributions non-Americans have made to the art and explore the social and ideological crises jazz initiated around the globe. Editor(s): Atkins, E. Taylor. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Jazz is typically characterized as a uniquely American form of artistic expression, and narratives of its history are almost always set within the United States. Yet, from its inception, this art form exploded beyond national borders, becoming one of the first modern examples of a global music sensation. Jazz Planet collects essays that concentrate for the first time on jazz created outside the United States. What happened when this phenomenon met with indigenous musical practices? What debates on cultural integrity did this ""American"" styling provoke in far-flung places? Did jazz's insistence on individual innovation and its posture as ... Read more
Jazz is typically characterized as a uniquely American form of artistic expression, and narratives of its history are almost always set within the United States. Yet, from its inception, this art form exploded beyond national borders, becoming one of the first modern examples of a global music sensation. Jazz Planet collects essays that concentrate for the first time on jazz created outside the United States. What happened when this phenomenon met with indigenous musical practices? What debates on cultural integrity did this ""American"" styling provoke in far-flung places? Did jazz's insistence on individual innovation and its posture as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781578066094
SKU
V9781578066094
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Ref
99-1
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