Going for Jazz

Going for Jazz: Musical Practices and American Ideology

Hardback Published on: 15/07/2001
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Synopsis

Jazz is one of the most influential American art forms of our time. It shapes our ideas about musical virtuosity, human action, and new forms of social expression. In this text, Nicholas Gebhardt shows how the study of jazz can offer profound insights into American historical consciousness.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • ISBN: 9780226284668
  • Number of pages: 216
  • Dimensions: 23 x 16 x 2 mm
  • Weight: 454g
  • Languages: English

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