Jazz in Black and White: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Jazz Community

by Charley Gerard

Book Overview

Is jazz a universal idiom or is it an African-American art form? Although whites have been playing jazz almost since it first developed, the history of jazz has been forged by a series of African-American artists whose styles caught the interest of their musical generation--masters such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. Whether or not white musicians deserve their secondary status in jazz history, one thing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275974391
• ISBN13: 9780275974398
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"