Is Jazz Dead?: Or Has It Moved to a New Address

by Stuart Nicholson

Book Overview

Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile, global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States, offering a viable alternative to the rampant conservatism here...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415975832
• ISBN13: 9780415975834
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.8"