Is Jazz Dead?

Nicholson, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0415975832 / ISBN 13: 9780415975834

Published by Routledge, 2005

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2005 first edition paperback in near fine condition. Owner's name on inside cover. No other marks to book or cover. Clean and bright, tight, even binding. Negligible shelf wear to the card cover. A lovely copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is Jazz Dead?
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415975832
• ISBN 13: 9780415975834
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile, global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States, offering a viable alternative to the rampant conservatism here. Stuart Nicholson's thought-provoking book offers an analysis of the American scene, how it came to be so stagnant, and what it can do to create a new level of creativity. This book is bound to be controversial among jazz purists and musicians; it will undoubtedly generate discussion about how jazz should grow now that it has become a recognized part of American musical history. IsJazz Dead? dares to ask the question on all jazz fan's minds: Can jazz survive as a living medium? And, if so, how?

About the Author

Stuart Nicholson is an award-winning author of several best-selling books on jazz, including Reminiscing inTempo: A Portrait of Duke Ellington , Jazz-Rock: AHistory , Billie Holiday: A Biography , and EllaFitzgerald: A Biography . He writes regularly for leading US and European newspapers and jazz journals. He lives in England.