The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and Communities in Dialogue - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0819566829 ISBN 13: 9780819566829

Casa editrice: Wesleyan Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A breakthrough book in the emergent fields of improvisation and cultural theory, The Other Side of Nowhere conveys the spirit and energy of an experimental celebration. The volume is divided into four sections: writings of musicians about improvising; examinations of inter- and cross-cultural dialogue; discussions of social practice and identity; and essays about collaborative dissonance. The 17 essays present jazz improvisation as a cultural practice with far-reaching ramifications. Music is treated not merely as an artistic phenomenon, but as a social force with the power to effect substantial change among people of marginalized races, genders, sexualities and ethnicities. The collection argues that there is a distinctive relationship between the emergence of free jazz, the desire for social justice and activist practices. The Other Side of Nowhere is a groundbreaking book that offers multiple perspectives on the art of jazz improvisation—it will inspire readers to create, collaborate and dissent.

CONTRIBUTORS: John Corbett, Krin Gabbard, Michael Jarrett, George E. Lewis, Nathaniel Mackey, Mark Anthony Neal, Pauline Oliveros, Eddie Prévost, Dana Reason, Michael Snow and Sherrie Tucker.

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L'autore:

DANIEL FISCHLIN and AJAY HEBLE are both Professors in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph in Canada. INGRID MONSON is Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music at Harvard University.

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• Editore: Wesleyan Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0819566829
• ISBN 13: 9780819566829
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Redattore: Fischlin Daniel, Heble Ajay