Jazzing : New York City's unseen scene /

"How do we speak about jazz? In this provocative study based on the author's deep immersion in the New York City jazz scene, Tom Greenland turns from the usual emphasis on artists and their music to focus on non-performing participants, describing them as active performers in their own rig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenland, Thomas H., 1961- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Series:Music in American life.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1100877
Table of Contents:
  • Listening to jazz
  • Developing "big ears" : jazz fans
  • Making the scene : fan communities
  • Providing a place and time : jazz presenters
  • Jazz jobbing : music professionals
  • Hear and now : collective improvisation and spiritual synergy.