Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness

by Kelsey A K Klotz

How can we--jazz fans, musicians, writers, and historians--understand the legacy and impact of a musician like Dave Brubeck? It is undeniable that Brubeck leveraged his fame as a jazz musician and status as a composer for social justice causes, and in doing so, held to a belief system that, during the civil rights movement, modeled a progressive approach to race and race relations. It is also true that it took Brubeck, like others, some time to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197525075
• ISBN13: 9780197525074
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"