Paul Douglas Lopes

The Rise of a Jazz Art World

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Produktbeschreibung

A unique sociological vision of the evolution of jazz music in the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780521000390
• ISBN-10: 0521000394
• Artikelnr.: 21320698

Autorenporträt

Paul Lopes is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, Massachusetts. He was Director of the Communications and Media Studies Program at Tufts from 1994 to 2001. He also is a saxophonist who has played in jazz, reggae and rock groups.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the quest for cultural legitimacy
1. Before the jazz age: professional musicians and good music
2. The jazz age: professional musicians and the cultivated vernacular
3. The swing craze: professional musicians, swing music and the art of improvisation
4. The rise of a jazz art world: jazz enthusiasts, professional musicians and the modernist revolt
5. The new jazz age: the jazz art world and the modern jazz renaissance
Conclusion: the jazz art world and American culture.