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In "Toby Keith: A Voice of the People, Inspiring the Heartland," readers are taken on an intimate journey into the life and career of one of country music's most legendary individuals. Toby Keith, k……続きを見る

Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City's jazz scene. Challenging norms about who can be a jazz musician and what immigrant music should sound like, th……続きを見る

You don't have to be a jazz expert to give your students a great introduction to improvisation. The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation provides what music educators have sought for decades: an e……続きを見る

Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses ……続きを見る

La cronistoria, attraverso i protagonisti e loro dischi più famosi e celebrati, di una realtà musicale straordinaria, che da sempre viaggia in parallelo al sound afroamericano. Il jazz europeo insom……続きを見る

Oltre 200 musicisti con la segnalazione di un migliaio di incisioni su vinile rendono questo volume una vera e propria enciclopedia del jazz, dedicata non solo ai collezionisti di vecchia data, ma a……続きを見る

When we talk about a jazz "standard" we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part of their core repertoire. But unlike musical works in the tradition of so-calle……続きを見る

This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years. Johanna Kirk discusses how choreographers negotiate identification with the look of their……続きを見る

Surveying the impact of Cuba's economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musici……続きを見る

This volume brings together philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on improvisation. The contributions connect the theoretical dimensions of improvisation with different viewpoints on its ……続きを見る

A step-by-step resource on forging one’s own pathway to improvise music, this book guides the musician through a clear and simple method that will easily translate to the reader’s genre of choice. M……続きを見る

Frank Mathias was a teenager in a small town when the draft swept him into the army and then halfway around the world to the jungles of the South Pacific. He served in the huge invasion force in the……続きを見る

The life and times of American singer Billie Holiday. 続きを見る

The biography, life and times of American jazz trumpeter Bunk Johnson. 続きを見る

The biography, life and times of American jazz legend Louis Armstrong. 続きを見る

The life and times of Gene Krupa Traces the life and career of the late drummer and assesses his influence on modern jazz. In depth account of Gene's life and the times surrounding that period. Incl……続きを見る

Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. He was the greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, h……続きを見る

This is the story of no ordinary life...Josephine Baker emerged from sordid poverty and racial intolorance in early 20th-century St Louis to delight audiences across the world becoming a genuine sta……続きを見る

"A masterpiece in its own right, this work comprehensively covers Miles Davis's 1959 landmark album, Kind of Blue. . . . valuable and discerning." ー Publishers Weekly From the moment it was recorde……続きを見る

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strategies in the multifaceted practice of teaching dance. This invaluable resource ……続きを見る

The way rhythm is taught in Western classrooms and music lessons is rooted in a centuries-old European approach that favors metric levels within a grand symmetrical grid. Swinglines encourages reade……続きを見る

"An illumination for music lovers and an inspiration to songwriters." - Booklist Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination ……続きを見る

Most studies of 1960s jazz underscore the sounds of famous avant-garde musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Albert Ayler. Conspicuously absent from these narratives are the more popula……続きを見る

Un veloce ma esauriente percorso per lettori curiosi e desiderosi di capire i generi musicali e gli stili delle diverse epoche. Una lettura piacevole e divulgativa, dove tutti i concetti principali ……続きを見る

ABOUT THIS BOOK "How to Play Jazz Piano for Novices" is an essential manual that methodically instructs novices on the complexities of jazz piano, laying the groundwork for an all-encompassing music……続きを見る

ABOUT THIS BOOK "How to Play Jazz Guitar for Novices" is an essential manual that thoroughly examines the foundational elements of jazz guitar playing. Aspiring musicians and those just beginning th……続きを見る

Unless you lived through the 1970s, it seems impossible to understand it at all. Drug delirium, groovy fashion, religious cults, mega corporations, glitzy glam, hard rock, global unrestーfrom our 20……続きを見る

As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he set out on the road, playing with his first touring……続きを見る

Every night, somewhere in the world, three or four musicians will climb on stage together. Whether the gig is at a jazz club, a bar, or a bar mitzvah, the performance never begins with a note, but w……続きを見る

"Although it will be of primary interest to those who are engaged in composition themselves, [this] book is also recommended for readers who may wish to gain further insight into just what makes jaz……続きを見る