| The Rise of a Jazz Art World Contributor(s): Lopes, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521801915 ISBN-13: 9780521801911 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 781.650 |
| LCCN: 2001043259 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The origins of jazz were in the barrelhouses of New Orleans and the speakeasies of Chicago. By the nineteen fifties, a musical renaissance transformed jazz into a high art form. Paul Lopes shows how the rise of a jazz art world was a unique movement--a socially diverse community of musicians, critics, collectors, producers, and enthusiasts that struggled in various ways against cultural orthodoxy in America. This accessible, interdisciplinary book will be of great interest to scholars and students of sociology, cultural studies, American studies, African-American studies, and jazz studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lopes, Paul: - Paul Lopes is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University, Massachusetts. He was Director of the Communications and Media Studies Program at Tufts from 1994 to 2001. He also is a saxophonist who has played in jazz, reggae and rock groups. |
