Jazz 40

Welcome to the June 2023 edition of Pump it up Magazine! This month, we proudly feature Jan Daley as our cover girl, celebrating her induction into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame with her powerf……続きを見る

A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year careerーas player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educa……続きを見る

“Youngquist brings considerable skills to the life and work of the legendary but underappreciated and often misunderstood composer, keyboardist, and poet.” ーPopMatters Sun Ra said he came from Satu……続きを見る

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was one of jazz’s greatest innovators. Join Bill Gutman as he explores the fascinating life of this legend from his birth at the turn of the century to his death at t……続きを見る

“Uncover[s] the inner creative method in a band that was literally reinventing their music on a gig-by-gig basis . . . a compelling narrative.” ーAll About Jazz Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew is one of ……続きを見る

Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segrega……続きを見る

An “entertaining” study of the enduring concept of coolness, and the mix of cultures and historical events that shaped it (The New York Times). Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a ……続きを見る

Seafood, folklore, and New Orleans jazz history combine in “a delightful book with excellent recipes” (Mimi Sheraton, The New York Times). A dazzling array of photos, recipes, and far-out folklore, ……続きを見る

**“Sites provides crucial context on how Chicago’s Afrocentrist philosophy, religion, and jazz scenes helped turn Blount into Sun Ra.****” ー**Chicago Reader Sun Ra (1914–93) was one of the most wil……続きを見る

The essential collection of jazz writing by the celebrated poet and author of Blues Peopleーreissued with a new introduction by the author. In the 1960s, LeRoi Jonesーwho would later be known as Ami……続きを見る

The autobiography of the celebrated American jazz pianist, composer, activist, educator, and Emmy Award–winning broadcaster. Legendary jazz ambassador Dr. Billy Taylor’s autobiography spans more tha……続きを見る

A collection of articles on and interviews with jazz greats Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis, and others. Howard Reich has reported on jazz for the Ch……続きを見る

Don’t fret! The music historian and guitar sleuth brings you more astounding stories of rare guitar finds and the legends who owned them. Do you dream of finding a 1954 Stratocaster or 1952 Gibson L……続きを見る

A lively look at the long career of these legendary musicians, from a Storyville dance hall to the White House and beyond. In 1910, the Tuxedo Jazz Band played its first show at the Tuxedo Dance Hal……続きを見る

Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America’s popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime ……続きを見る

“A breezy, light, and utterly charming tale of a musician’s life with all the ups-and-downs and turns-and-twists that are a part of those of us in jazz.” ーMarian McPartland, jazz legend and host of……続きを見る

Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generationーand beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago ha……続きを見る

This scholarly study demonstrates “that while post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans is changing, the vibrant traditions of jazz . . . must continue” (Journal of African American History). An examinatio……続きを見る

This comprehensive A-to-Z reference is “an impressive contribution to jazz history and surprisingly good reading” (Michael Ullman, author of Jazz Lives). This informative bookdocuments the careers o……続きを見る

“Hyper-insightful and . . . thoroughly entertaining . . . an essential read for anyone interested in the complex yet accessible world of musical improvisation.” ーGlenn Kotche, drummer and composer,……続きを見る

Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. George E. Lewis, who joined the ……続きを見る

In the early 1960s, pianist Horace Tapscott gave up a successful career in Lionel Hampton’s band and returned to his home in Los Angeles to found the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, a community arts g……続きを見る

The inspiring story of an iconic singer from Milwaukee This is the first biography to chronicle the life and career of one of the most distinguished and beloved musical artists to come out of Wiscon……続きを見る

In the hierarchy of British jazz & rock musicians, the electrifying guitarist, composer, and bandleader John McLaughlin arguably holds an unassailable position at the very top. Across dozens of offi……続きを見る

Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894–1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as Ma Rainey at the legendary Koppin Theatre. In 1921 he moved to Harlem, p……続きを見る

Offers expansive and intersecting understandings of erotic subjectivity, intimacy, and trauma in performance ethnography and in institutional and disciplinary settings. Focused on research within Af……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazzーDuke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basieーwho, bo……続きを見る

The full eBook version of The Jazzin' About Piano Anthology in fixed-layout format. The Jazzin' About Piano Anthology celebrates Pam Wedgwood's best-selling series in a collection of the author's fa……続きを見る

The full eBook version of The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection in fixed-layout format. The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection gathers together 9 complete sonatas that are all intermediate to e……続きを見る

Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930–1986). The culmination of thirty-seven years of research, it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks t……続きを見る