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Jazz Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials

Book by Gary Carner; Greenwood Press, 1990

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Jazz Musicians--Biography--Bibliography

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Jazz and "classical" music, 405 , 705 , 923 , 1907 , 2116 , B56 , B67 , B150 , B299 , B446 , B487 , B512 , B528 , B613 Jazz and crime, B361 Jazz and culture, 621 , 973 , B84 , B188 , B205 , B218 , B283 , B356 , B608...
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Jazz: A History

Book by Frank Tirro; W. W. Norton, 1993

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Jazz--History And Criticism

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. Toward Jazz . New York: Grove Press, 1962. Reprinted, New...views at a stylistic turning point in the history of jazz. Keepnews, Orrin, and Bill Grauer, Jr. A Pictorial History of Jazz: People and Places from New Orleans to Modern Jazz...
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Jazz Poetry: From the 1920s to the Present

Book by Sascha Feinstein; Praeger Publishers, 1997

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African American Musicians In Literature, American Poetry--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Poetry--African American Authors--History And Criticism, English Language--Rhythm, Jazz In Literature, Jazz Musicians In Literature, Music And Literature--History--20th Century, Poetics, Poetry

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...moldy-fig understanding of the blues and jazz. The poem begins with an italicized epigraph...performed with the poem: "Grand finale of jazz music, like the fall of a pile of dishes...appreciation for the music, but the newness of jazz music led to a great deal of misunderstanding...
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Jazz in Black and White: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Jazz Community

Book by Charley Gerard; Praeger, 1998

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African Americans--Race Identity, Jazz--History And Criticism, Music And Race, United States--Race Relations

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...little or no respect from each generation of jazz musicians and fans with a few prominent...important for becoming a success in the jazz world, but life dues--enduring hardships...enlightening is frequently alluded to by jazz musicians. Charlie Parker once said...
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Jazz and Death: Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats

Book by Frederick J. Spencer; University Press of Mississippi, 2002

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Jazz Musicians--Death, Jazz Musicians--Health And Hygiene

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...the Crowd, 139. 14. Winick, Use of Drugs by Jazz Musicians, 242. 15. Winick and Nyswander, Psychotherapy...Drug Addicts, 622. 16. Winick, Use of Drugs by Jazz Musicians, 250. 17. Hentoff, Jazz Life, 81. 18. Ibid., 79. 19. Ibid., 80...

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Journal Articles on: jazz

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Amphibiologie: Ethnographic Surrealism in French Discourse on Jazz

Journal article by Matthew F. Jordan; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 31, 2001

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Discourse analysis--Criticism and interpretation, Ethnology--Criticism and interpretation, France--Social aspects, Jazz music--Social aspects, Jazz--Social aspects, Surrealism--Evaluation

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...Ethnographic Surrealism in French Discourse on Jazz. by Matthew F. Jordan MATTHEW F. JORDAN...Josephine Baker In less than a century, jazz has spread throughout the world as a symptom...writers of all kinds sought to make sense of jazz and its implications for French culture...
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The White Reception of Jazz in America

Journal article by Maureen Anderson; African American Review, Vol. 38, 2004

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Jazz music--History, Jazz--History

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The White Reception of Jazz in America. by Maureen Anderson It came...to realize that a new form of music, jazz, rising on radio waves and appearing...judging, appraising, and condemning jazz flooded into publication. Titles such...
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Kinds of Blue: Toni Morrison, Hans Janowitz, and the Jazz Aesthetic

Journal article by Jurgen E. Grandt; African American Review, Vol. 38, 2004

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Baldwin, James, Bechet, Sidney, Eldridge, Roy, Ellington, Duke, Ellison, Ralph, Jazz music--Analysis, Jazz music--History, Jazz--Analysis, Jazz--History, Louis, Joe, Morrison, Toni

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...Blue: Toni Morrison, Hans Janowitz, and the Jazz Aesthetic. by Jurgen E. Grandt Play it, jazz band! Youve got seven languages to speak in And then some ... (Langston Hughes, "Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret") In 1951, James...
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Larkin's Blues: Jazz and Modernism

Journal article by B.J. Leggett; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 42, 1996

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Jazz music--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Larkin, Philip--Conduct of life

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Larkins blues: jazz and modernism by B.J. Leggett The wonderful...Larkin, "Wells or Gibbon?" in All What Jazz Russell, Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee...in an unfinished poem "Drink, sex and jazz - all sweet things" (CP 154). Whatever...
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Uncertain and Unverifiable: Jazz Metadiscography and the Paradox of Originality

Journal article by Bruce Epperson; ARSC Journal, Vol. 39, 2008

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Copyright law--Interpretation and construction, Databases--Protection and preservation, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Portrayals, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Portrayals

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Uncertain and Unverifiable: Jazz Metadiscography and the Paradox of Originality...not have caused the precipitous end of jazz ... it will not stop jazzs descent with...unethical behavior, has long been a part of jazz, blues and gospel literature." (2...

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Magazine Articles on: jazz

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Jazz Beginnings: Ralph Ellison and Charlie Christian in Oklahoma City

Magazine article by Horace Porter; The Antioch Review, Vol. 57, Summer 1999

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African American music, African Americans, Ellison, Ralph--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation, Music, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Jazz Beginnings: Ralph Ellison and Charlie Christian...through sound." Ralph Ellison admired the jazz musicians he knew during his boyhood in Oklahoma...trombone," with its elements of ragtime and jazz. "There was not," Ellison pointed out...
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Where's the Jazz Audience?

Magazine article by Willard Jenkins; The Antioch Review, Vol. 57, Summer 1999

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African American music, African Americans, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation, Music

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Wheres the Jazz Audience? by Willard Jenkins As we close the twentieth century, a point at which jazz music is an approximately 100-year-old art form, the ranks of jazz musicians have never been healthier. The developmental...
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Jazz-Religious and Circus : If Not Exactly a Golden Age, the Seventies Was a Time of Remarkable Artistic Ferment

Magazine article by Francis Davis; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, February 2000

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Braxton, Anthony--Influence, Coltrane, John--Influence, Jazz music--1970s (Decade) AD, Jazz--1970s (Decade) AD

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Jazz-Religious and Circus : If Not Exactly a Golden Age, the...Arthur Blythes Lenox Avenue Breakdown and Illusions (Koch Jazz KOC-CD-7871 and -7869), and the anthology Jazz Loft Sessions (Douglas Music ADC3) are recent reissues...
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Jazz - Religious and Circus: If Not Exactly a Golden Age, the Seventies Was a Time of Remarkable Artistic Ferment

Magazine article by Francis Davis; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, February 2000

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1970s (Decade), Jazz

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Jazz - Religious and Circus: If Not Exactly a Golden Age, the...Arthur Blythes Lenox Avenue Breakdown and Illusions (Koch Jazz KOC-CD-7871 and-7869), and the anthology Jazz Loft Sessions (Douglas Music ADC3) are recent reissues...
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Los Angeles's Jazz Roots: The Willis H. Young Family

Magazine article by Douglas Henry Daniels; California History, Vol. 82, Fall 2004

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Jazz singers--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz singers--Family, Jazz singers--Performances, Young, Willis H.--Criticism and interpretation, Young, Willis H.--Family, Young, Willis H.--Performances

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Los Angeless Jazz Roots: The Willis H. Young Family. by...historical and etymological origins of jazz are rather murky, although the average...Americans. As it happens, the word "jazz" first appeared in print in a California...

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Newspaper Articles on: jazz

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Jazz Hits a New High; Not since the Roaring Twenties Have Singers Been So Popular. So Why Aren't There More of Them at Next Week's London Jazz Festival?

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 5, 2004

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Jazz FM, Radio broadcasting industry

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Jazz Hits a New High; Not since the Roaring Twenties Have Singers...Popular. So Why Arent There More of Them at Next Weeks London Jazz Festival? Byline: JACK MASSARIK THE 12th London Jazz Festival, starting next Friday, is shaping up as one of...
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Putting Jazz in Center Stage at the 2011 Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 23, 2011

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Jazz, Jazz music, Music festivals, Musicians

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Putting Jazz in Center Stage at the 2011 Philippine International Jazz Arts Festival. MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine International Jazz and Arts Festival (PIJAZZ Fest), now on its sixth year, is jiving up the country with a February...
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Jazz Pianist Who Has All the Bases Covered; CULTURE MUSIC Peter Bacon's Jazz Diary

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 26, 2007

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Jazz musicians, Music festivals

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Jazz Pianist Who Has All the Bases Covered; CULTURE MUSIC Peter Bacons Jazz Diary. Byline: Peter Bacon You may be feeling a little...another 36 hours or you will miss a vibrant new force in jazz piano. The Italian Stefano Bollani first turned heads...
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Wheeling Jazz Musicians Score Big Win at Annual IDEA

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 11, 2009

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Composers, Jazz, Jazz music, Jazz musicians

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Wheeling Jazz Musicians Score Big Win at Annual IDEA...Andrew Panzer have spent hours jamming with jazz CDs as a way to hone their playing skills...passion for music, and more specifically jazz, has paid off. At last monthAEs All State...
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If Jazz Is Your Thing, Then the Sage Is Your Place; IT'LL Be Jazz, Jazz and More Jazz in Gateshead This Weekend, as DAVID WHETSTONE Reports

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 25, 2010

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Jazz, Jazz music, Music festivals

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If Jazz Is Your Thing, Then the Sage Is Your Place; ITLL Be Jazz, Jazz and More Jazz in Gateshead This Weekend, as DAVID WHETSTONE Reports. Byline: DAVID WHETSTONE THANKS to artist Gina Southgate, The Sage Gateshead has its jazzy face on...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: jazz

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Jazz

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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JAZZ the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture...contribution the United States has made to the art of music. Origins of Jazz Jazz developed in the latter part of the 19th cent. from black work songs, field...
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Newport Jazz Festival

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL annual summer music festival...socialites Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lorillard and jazz impresario George Wein, the festival held...festival has been officially known as the JVC Jazz Festival since 1986; Wein directed the...
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Montreux Jazz Festival

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL international music festival held in Montreux...annually for two weeks in July, it began as a purely jazz event and has evolved into a large festival featuring jazz, rock, pop, and other musical genres. It was originally...
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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK see National Parks and Monuments (table). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Marsalis, Wynton

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classical music at...School in New York. He joined Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers at 18 and rapidly acquired a...Marsalis emerged as a leading spokesman for jazz as well as one of the leading jazz musicians...

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