Jazz

Women in Jazz: Musicality, Femininity, Marginalization examines the invisible discrimination against female musicians in the French jazz world and the ways in which women thrive as …

Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. In Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams: Place, Mobility, and Race …

Gjennom nærmere femti år samlet musikkritikeren Randi Hultin flere av jazzhistoriens berømtheter, som John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins og Count Basie, hjemme hos seg for jam og sosialt …

for SATB and piano, with optional bass In Little Jazz Carols Chilcott brings his successful choral jazz style to the Christmas season. The flowing, hymn-like opening movement, …

This is the first-ever historical study across all musical genres in any American metropolis. Detroit in the 1940s-60s was not just "e;the capital of the twentieth …

Luck's in My Corner is a comprehensive biography of one of the most compelling jazz musicians of the Swing Era, Oran "e;Hot Lips' Page. Page was the greatest of the Kansas City …

The Fierce Urgency of Now links musical improvisation to struggles for social change, focusing on the connections between the improvisation associated with jazz and the dynamics of …

Charles Keil examines the expressive role of blues bands and performers and stresses the intense interaction between performer and audience. Profiling bluesmen Bobby Bland and B. …

A soulful, comprehensive exploration of the tenor sax player known as "The Sound" reveals the varied and spectacular achievements of Stan Getz and provides a critical assessment of …

for SATB and jazz trio or piano solo This exciting collection gives a jazzy twist to nine favourite folk songs from around the world. The bass part, which forms part of the …