| Jazz and the Digital Revolution: Grp Records Contributor(s): Barber, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415787858 ISBN-13: 9780415787857 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz - Music | Business Aspects |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Jazz and the Digital Revolution: GNP Records captures a transformative time in music history, the period in which digital culture took hold in the production, distribution and consumption of jazz. At the forefront of this epoch was the jazz-fusion label, GRP Records. Founded in the 1990s, GRP was Billboard magazine's number one contemporary jazz label. It had organised its recording, marketing and distribution practices around a full-scale digital philosophy, embodying the notion of jazz as a lifestyle brand. This books makes a case study of GRP Records in order to explore the relationship between jazz and digital culture, how this confluence gave rise to the 'smooth jazz' format, and how the industry negotiated cultural and technological shifts. |