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The Jazz Revolution

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Author : Kathy J. Ogren
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1992-06-04

The Jazz Revolution written by Kathy J. Ogren and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-06-04 with Music categories.

Born of African rhythms, the spiritual "call and response," and other American musical traditions, jazz was by the 1920s the dominant influence on this country's popular music. Writers of the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston) and the "Lost Generation" (Malcolm Cowley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein), along with many other Americans celebrated it--both as an expression of black culture and as a symbol of rebellion against American society. But an equal number railed against it. Whites were shocked by its raw emotion and sexuality, and blacks considered it "devil's music" and criticized it for casting a negative light on the black community. In this illuminating work, Kathy Ogren places this controversy in the social and cultural context of 1920s America and sheds new light on jazz's impact on the nation as she traces its dissemination from the honky-tonks of New Orleans, New York, and Chicago, to the clubs and cabarets of such places as Kansas City and Los Angeles, and further to the airwaves. Ogren argues that certain characteristics of jazz, notably the participatory nature of the music, its unusual rhythms and emphasis, gave it a special resonance for a society undergoing rapid change. Those who resisted the changes criticized the new music; those who accepted them embraced jazz. In the words of conductor Leopold Stowkowski, "Jazz [had] come to stay because it [was] an expression of the times, of the breathless, energetic, superactive times in which we [were] living, it [was] useless to fight against it." Numerous other factors contributed to the growth of jazz as a popular music during the 1920s. The closing of the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917 was a signal to many jazz greats to move north and west in search of new homes for their music. Ogren follows them to such places as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, and, using the musicians' own words as often as possible, tells of their experiences in the clubs and cabarets. Prohibition, ushered in by the Volstead Act of 1919, sent people out in droves to gang-controlled speak-easies, many of which provided jazz entertainment. And the 1920s economic boom, which made music readily available through radio and the phonograph record, created an even larger audience for the new music. But Ogren maintains that jazz itself, through its syncopated beat, improvisation, and blue tonalities, spoke to millions. Based on print media, secondary sources, biographies and autobiographies, and making extensive use of oral histories, The Jazz Revolution offers provocative insights into both early jazz and American culture.

The Jazz Revolution

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Author : Kathy J. Ogren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023

The Jazz Revolution written by Kathy J. Ogren and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Jazz music categories.

The 1920s were not called the Jazz Age for nothing. Celebrated by writers from Langston Hughes to Gertrude Stein, jazz was the dominant influence on American popular music, despite resistance from whites who distrusted its vibrant expression of black culture and by those opposed to the overt sexuality and raw emotion of the 'devil's music'. As Kathy Ogren shows, the breathless pace and syncopated rhythms were as much a part of twenties America as Prohibition and the economic boom, which enabled millions throughout the states to enjoy the latest sounds on radios and phonographs.

John Coltrane And The Jazz Revolution Of The 1960s

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Author : Frank Kofsky
language : en
Publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY)
Release Date : 1998

John Coltrane And The Jazz Revolution Of The 1960s written by Frank Kofsky and has been published by Pathfinder Press (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Music categories.

Revised edition of Black nationalism and the revolution in music.

John Coltrane And The Jazz Revolution Of The 1960

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

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As Serious As Your Life

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Author : Val Wilmer
language : en
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Release Date : 2018-03-08

As Serious As Your Life written by Val Wilmer and has been published by Serpent's Tail this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Music categories.

In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today. As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century.

Free Jazz And Free Improvisation

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Author : Todd S. Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2004

Free Jazz And Free Improvisation written by Todd S. Jenkins and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.

The free jazz revolution that began in the 1950s has had a profound influence on both jazz & rock music. Widely misunderstood & even reviled by critics, free jazz represented an artistic & sociopolitical response to the economic, racial, & musical climate of America.

How Jazz Music Supported Black Pride Social Change And Political Activity

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-03-31

How Jazz Music Supported Black Pride Social Change And Political Activity written by and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with Literary Collections categories.

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 3, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut für England- und Amerikastudien), course: Jazz music in American culture, language: English, abstract: It is important to make people aware of the largely untold story of the key role jazz music had in helping to shape Black pride and encouraging social change as well as political activity in the United States. For this reason, I choose to write about this subject in my paper. In my opinion ways of non- violence that support the process of change in a society should be given particular attention. I want to emphasis that this work should be taken as a theoretical attempt for it cannot be proven to which extent jazz music had an influence on social change and how things would have developed without the upcoming of jazz music. My sources for this paper were mainly online sources. For this very specific subject the internet offered more information. So the basic question which will be discussed in this paper is how culture has a meaning for Black Revolution.

Jazz In Revolution

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Author : John Dankworth
language : en
Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Release Date : 1998

Jazz In Revolution written by John Dankworth and has been published by Constable & Robinson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

One of the most acclaimed British jazz musicians of all time, John Dankworth worked with and befriended many of the all time greats, including Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Corea, Benny Goodman, and Nat "King" Cole. A performer, composer, arranger, and conductor, Dankworth still plays to packed audiences around the world, and his life has spanned virtually the entire history of jazz.Jazz in Revolutionis his story—a flood of memory, anecdote, and encounter. With total candor, Dankworth's reminiscences range from the purchase of his first, somewhat suspect, clarinet to his triumphant American concerts with his wife, Dame Cleo Laine. A delightful memoir and a fascinating insight into the talented figures who left an indelible mark on jazz's first century.

Black Nationalism And The Revolution In Music

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Author : Frank Kofsky
language : en
Publisher: New York : Pathfinder Press
Release Date : 1970

Black Nationalism And The Revolution In Music written by Frank Kofsky and has been published by New York : Pathfinder Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with African American jazz musicians categories.

Free Jazz And Free Improvisation 2 Volumes

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Author : Todd S. Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2004-09-30

Free Jazz And Free Improvisation 2 Volumes written by Todd S. Jenkins and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-30 with Music categories.

The free jazz revolution that began in the 1950s has had a profound influence on both jazz & rock music. Widely misunderstood & even reviled by critics, free jazz represented an artistic & sociopolitical response to the economic, racial, & musical climate of America.