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What Is This Thing Called Jazz? African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists

Book by Eric Porter; University of California Press, 2002

Subjects:

African American Jazz Musicians, African Americans--Intellectual Life--20th Century, Jazz--History And Criticism

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...artists highlighted African Americans role in the development of...educational devices for young musicians. The effect of these media...restrictions to professional African American musicians. Some became jazz...To the extent that African American jazz remained visible in American society, black musicians...
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The Musicians and Petrillo

Book by Robert D. Leiter; Bookman Associates, 1953

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American Federation of Musicians, Labor unions--United States--Biography, Petrillo, James C--(James Caesar)--1892-1984

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musicians, they had not been able...undertaken. The Dispute with the American Guild of Musical Artists...exercise of control over American musicians by the union had...in its charter from the American Federation of Labor, exclusive...
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Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians

Book by E. Douglas Bomberger; Greenwood, 1999

Subjects:

Music--United States--19th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries

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...there are no Native- American or African-American musicians profiled. Scholars of American music have long recognized...make it clear when the musician was profiled. An index...almost all of living musicians. In order to provide...
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Growing Up with Jazz: Twenty-Four Musicians Talk about Their Lives and Careers

Book by W. Royal Stokes; Oxford University Press, 2005

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Jazz Musicians--Interviews

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...201 i Aebi, Irene, 149 Aeschylus, x Afro-American Musicians Union, i4 4 After Youve Gone, 6i 1 Aguilera...Amazing Grace, i 3 Ambrosia Brass Band, 97 American Bandstand, 104 An American in Paris, i46 Americano, 61 1 Ammons, Gene...
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The Musical Temperament: Psychology and Personality of Musicians

Book by Anthony E. Kemp; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

Choice (Psychology), Musicians--Psychology, Personality And Occupation

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...the profiles of all musicians Kemp 1982b . However...differing types of musician or to the adoption...personality description of American adult musicians presented by Shatin...small sample of 23 musicians was employed on a regular...representative of the performing musician, indicated that...

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Journal Articles on: american musicians

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The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Culture of Blindness

Journal article by L.H. Stallings; MELUS, Vol. 35, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, The Songs of Blind Folk: African American Musicians and the Culture of Blindness (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...over. While those musicians clearly impacted the...examining African American artists and their...few works in African American literary studies to...scholarship about African Americans with disabilities...notable black blind musician, a slave and piano...performance of blind musicians, but also in the...singers in the African American gospel and spiritual...
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Laurie A. Gomulka Palazzolo. Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit

Journal article by Frank Boles; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 30, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Horn Man: the Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit...Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit. Detroit: American-Polish Music Society...judgments. Far too many of the musicians in this book are musical...overweight, middle-aged Polish Americans having fun dancing polkas...
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Black Musicians from Slavery to Freedom: An Exploration of an African-American Folk Elite and Cultural Continuity in the Nineteenth-Century Rural South

Journal article by Paul A. Cimbala; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 80, 1995

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African American entertainers--History, African American musicians--History, African Americans--Folklore, legends, etc.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of the African-American community prior...Southerners needed musicians to entertain at...Consequently, musicians enjoyed more freedom...both preacher and musician.(7) The frolic...opportunities for African Americans to come together...the role of the musician. Gifted bondsmen...treatments of African-American music, Eileen Southerns...The Music of Black Americans: A History, 2nd...importance of black musicians but their primary...
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Efforts by Record Companies, the American Federation of Musicians, and Truman's Cabinet to Resolve the 1948 Recording Ban

Journal article by Emil R. Pinta; ARSC Journal, Vol. 41, 2010

Subjects:

American Federation of Musicians--Finance, American Federation of Musicians--Labor relations, Labor Management Relations Act, Recording industry--Labor relations, Sound recording industry--Labor relations

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...President of the American Federation of Musicians...American Federation of Musicians Have Not Been Making...International Musician, February 1948...International Musician. (49.) "See End...Convention of the American Federation of Musicians," International Musician, August 1948, p...
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More Work Than Play: Insights from the Letters of J. Herbert George, Civil War Musician

Journal article by James A. Davis; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 26, 2003

Subjects:

American Civil War, Letters, Music, Musicians & conductors, Television programs

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...George, Civil War Musician by James A. Davis The American Civil War has been...historical image, the musicians who produced such music...impression holds that these musicians had a rather enjoyable...romanticize the Civil War musician into an almost bipartisan...expected of enlisted musicians. Civil War musicians...

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Magazine Articles on: american musicians

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Facilitating Flow Experiences among Musicians

Magazine article by Arvid J. Bloom, Paula Skutnick-Henley; American Music Teacher, Vol. 54, April 2005

Subjects:

Musicians--Psychological aspects, Musicians--Research

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Facilitating Flow Experiences among Musicians. by Arvid J. Bloom , Paula...to include interviews with musicians and music educators might...appears to be critical for musicians and music educators alike...Possibilities of Time II: Flow," American Music Teacher, 52, No...
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From Sight to Sound, Improvisational Games for Classical Musicians

Magazine article by Bradley Sowash; American Music Teacher, Vol. 59, December 2009

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Books--Book reviews, From Sight to Sound: Improvisational Games for Classical Musicians (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Improvisational Games for Classical Musicians. by Bradley Sowash * From Sight to Sound, Improvisational Games for Classical Musicians, by Nicole M. Brockmann. Indiana University...No longer the exclusive domain of jazz musicians, a renewed emphasis on extemporaneous...
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Stage Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians

Magazine article by Barbara Fast; American Music Teacher, Vol. 53, April 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Stage Presence from Head to Toe: a Manual for Musicians (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians. by Barbara Fast Stage Presence from Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians, by Karen Hagberg. The Scarecrow...aspects of stage presence for performing musicians. The first seven chapters cover details...
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The Mind-Body Connection Stress Reduction for Musicians

Magazine article by Robert Mcbrien; American Music Teacher, Vol. 55, October 2005

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Anxiety--Analysis, Musicians--Health aspects, Musicians--Performances, Musicians--Psychological aspects, Stress (Psychology)--Analysis

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Body Connection Stress Reduction for Musicians. by Robert McBrien Performing music...anxiety, doubt and despair in the musician. For those who experience high stress...mind skills that most motivated musicians can learn. In this program, participants...Dodson inverted U hypothesis, guides musicians to focus on achieving their peak level...positive and pinpoint the goal the musician seeks. Phrased in the present tense...
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Ode to John Coltrane: A Jazz Musician's Influence on African American Culture

Magazine article by Gerald Early; The Antioch Review, Vol. 57, Summer 1999

Subjects:

Coltrane, John--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Personalities, Jazz musicians--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Personalities

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Coltrane: A Jazz Musicians Influence on African American Culture. by Gerald...especially flamboyant jazz musician as Dizzy Gillespie...the solution to the American race problem, many American artists and intellectuals...of the genius jazz musician as the way the entire...II. For some black musicians of the period, like...

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Newspaper Articles on: american musicians

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Meet Our Latino Idols! Ipswich's El Salvadorian Musicians Take on Australia

Newspaper article; The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Australia), November 5, 2011

Subjects:

Hispanic Americans, Musicians

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Meet Our Latino Idols! Ipswichs El Salvadorian Musicians Take on Australia. Byline: REBECCA LYNCH Rebecca.Lynch@qt.com.au LIVELY Latin music has echoed down the streets of Camira...
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American Producers, Musicians Pay Tribute to Jose Mari Chan

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 14, 2011

Subjects:

Singers--Appreciation, Sound recordings

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

American Producers, Musicians Pay Tribute to Jose Mari Chan. MANILA...artist to be honored by an all-American production with a tribute album...devoid of melody, blame it on the Americans," he joked. Prior to this, Chan...
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American Mavericks Female Musicians Highlight FitzGerald's Festival

Newspaper article by Mark Guarino; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 1, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

American Mavericks Female Musicians Highlight FitzGeralds...Among the top-tier musicians are two women, both...means life as a working musician has gotten any better...of FitzGeralds annual American Music Festival, in...
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Challenge to Help Veterans; Musicians Pay Tribute to American Service, Valor

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 18, 2009

Subjects:

ABC News Inc., Singers--Appreciation, Television broadcasting industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Challenge to Help Veterans; Musicians Pay Tribute to American Service, Valor. Byline...Mansfield said. They are Americans. Former American Idol contestant Melinda...took to the stage as an American flag rippled on the screen...
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Retro Rockers Take Northern Sound West; A MUSICIAN from County Durham Is Making His Mark in the American Midwest. SIMON RUSHWORTH Talks to Stephen Kilkenny

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 16, 2010

Subjects:

Rock groups

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Retro Rockers Take Northern Sound West; A MUSICIAN from County Durham Is Making His Mark in the American Midwest. SIMON RUSHWORTH Talks to Stephen...London. But it was only when the talented musician swapped the UK for Americas Midwest that...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: american musicians

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Erskine, John , American Educator, Author, and Musician

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ERSKINE, JOHN , American educator, author, and musician 1879 1951, American educator, author, and musician, b. New York...and served as coeditor of The Cambridge History of American Literature. He is best known for his delightful...
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Petrillo, James Caesar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...JAMES CAESAR petril o, pi , 1892 1984, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Musicians (1940 58), b. Chicago. In 1915 he became president of the American Musicians Union. However, three years...
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Samaroff, Olga

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...OLGA s ma rof, 1882 1948, American pianist and educator, whose real...at the Paris Conservatory. Her American debut (1905) was in New York...See her autobiography, An American Musicians Story (1939...
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Harlem

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...scene of increasing African-American migration from the South...most influential African-American community in the nation...Ricans and other Hispanic-Americans settled after World War II...performances by African-American musicians and entertainers. An extensive...
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Waters, Muddy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

WATERS, MUDDY 1915 83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss...various music festivals. His electric blues influenced such American musicians as Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan and such British rockers...

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