The Rise of a Jazz Art World

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.

Author: Paul Lopes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/17/2002
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780521000390

About the Author
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.

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