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Brassroots Democracy recasts the birth of jazz, unearthing vibrant narratives of New Orleans musicians to reveal how early jazz was inextricably tied to the mass mobilization of freedpeople during R……続きを見る

In this insightful new volume, Jack Chambers explores Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington’s music thematically, collating motifs, memes, and predilections that caught Ellington's attention and inspired ……続きを見る

I saw the heart and soul of New Orleans in the forty years I have been visiting there. I have explored this city in great detail and provide the reader with some history, humor, good stories, and a ……続きを見る

THE CHORDS EVERY GUITARIST SHOULD KNOW - DROP TWO VOICINGS "This book is a revelation! I am an experienced classical guitarist who wanted to find out about other styles. Drop Two Voicings Uncovered ……続きを見る

El carácter universal del jazz latino se manifiesta en la multiplicación creciente de su público y en la diversificación de sus repertorios. La importancia de este género de la música popular es ind……続きを見る

Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues th……続きを見る

Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time. With unsparing honesty and a superb eye for detail, Clark Terry, born in 1920, ……続きを見る

Charles Mingus is among jazz’s greatest composers and perhaps its most talented bass player. He was blunt and outspoken about the place of jazz in music history and American culture, about which per……続きを見る

Bud Powell was not only one of the greatest bebop pianists of all time, he stands as one of the twentieth century’s most dynamic and fiercely adventurous musical minds. His expansive musicianship, r……続きを見る

"An occasion to appreciate Dexter’s resounding musical genius as well as his wish for major social transformation.”ーAngela Y. Davis, political activist, scholar, author, and speaker Sophisticated G……続きを見る

Hailed by corporate, philanthropic, and governmental organizations as a metaphor for democratic interaction and business dynamics, contemporary jazz culture has a story to tell about the relationshi……続きを見る

What is jazz? What is gainedーand what is lostーwhen various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? Jazz/Not Jazz explores some of the musici……続きを見る

At the close of the Second World War, waves of African American musicians migrated to Paris, eager to thrive in its reinvigorated jazz scene. Jazz Diasporas challenges the notion that Paris was a co……続きを見る

With New Orleans Suite, Eric Porter and Lewis Watts join the post-Katrina conversation about New Orleans and its changing cultural scene. Using both visual evidence and the written word, Watts and P……続きを見る

Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influence……続きを見る

Adventures of a Jazz Age Lawyer is the lively story of legal giant Nathan Burkan, whose career encapsulated the coming of age of the institutions, archetypes, and attitudes that define American popu……続きを見る

Charles Mingus is one of the most importantーand most mythologizedーcomposers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandle……続きを見る

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 N……続きを見る

Breaking down walls between genres that are usually discussed separatelyーclassical, jazz, and popularーthis highly engaging book offers a compelling new integrated view of twentieth-century music. ……続きを見る

The New York loft jazz scene of the 1970s was a pivotal period for uncompromising, artist-produced work. Faced with a flagging jazz economy, a group of young avant-garde improvisers chose to eschew ……続きを見る

"Any book on my life would start with my basic philosophy of fighting racial prejudice. I loved jazz, and jazz was my way of doing that," Norman Granz told Tad Hershorn during the final interviews g……続きを見る

The Organized Guitarist by Jon Oxford is a comprehensive, structured curriculum designed for undergraduate jazz guitar majors. Spanning four years of study, this book provides a clear, progressive p……続きを見る

Explore a diversidade musical do século XX com este livro sobre Música Serial, Jazz e Música Eletrônica. Ele oferece uma análise detalhada das técnicas e influências desses gêneros, destacando sua i……続きを見る

Whether you're visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan's vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ music……続きを見る

Jazz Guitar Freedom is about exploring melodic direction and having fun doing it. In this book consisting of 200 examples, you will discover, as all pro-improvisers know, there are no wrong notes. I……続きを見る

Don Byas (1913–1972) may be lesser known than the counterparts he played withーCount Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, among othersーbut he was an enigma. He never stayed with a band for l……続きを見る

Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, composers, bands, groups, albums, a……続きを見る

Over the course of his fifty-year career, George Benson has performed for hundreds of millions of fans around the world, received ten Grammy Awards, and recorded with some of the most revered musici……続きを見る

Whether you’re visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan’s vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ music……続きを見る

Y avait pas plus jolie fille au Jackson’s que Minnie Waterfield. Les soirs où elle y chantait, y avait tant de monde, tant de types rassemblés au pied de la scène, qu’on aurait pu croire que tous le……続きを見る