Bigotry and the Afrocentric "Jazz" Evolution - Couverture souple

Hester, Karlton E

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1586842285 ISBN 13 : 9781586842284

Editeur : Global Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The controversy surrounding the ownership of "jazz" involves an intersection of residual "slave mentality" (that insists African Americans contribute little to world society) combined with a perpetual mode of exploitation of artistic innovations that result from African American creativity. Examining the evolution of African American music within the context of its sociocultural history makes the most salient aspects of the roots of innovative "Black" music increasingly clear. The success of "jazz" and other African American music gradually attracted the attention of people around the world. As a consequence, many Eurocentric capitalists and institutions insist upon claiming ownership and control. Racism and sexism provoke illogical responses and behavior throughout society. As a result, many people love "jazz" while refusing to acknowledge the progenitors of the music. Nonetheless, after all is said and done, the innovators of all "jazz" styles remain Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and other African American masters.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Karlton E. Hester, composer, flutist, and saxophonist, is Professor of Music and Director of "Jazz" Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Global Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1586842285
• ISBN 13: 9781586842284
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 574
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible