Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music, and Migration in Post-World War II Paris
- Author: Braggs, Rashida K.
A fascinating look into an important chapter in cultural history —
Book
$82.75Special import
Contents
- List of Illustrations Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction:
- Migrating Jazz People and Identities
- 1. Performing Jazz Diaspora With Sidney Bechet
- 2. Jazz At Home In France: French Jazz Musicians on the Warpath To "Authentic" Jazz
- 3. Inez Cavanaugh: Creating And Complicating Jazz Community
- 4. Boris Vian And James Baldwin In Paris: Are We A Blues People, Too?
- 5. Kenny Clarke's Journey Between "Black" And "Universal" Music
- Coda: Beyond Color-Blind Narratives: Reading Behind The Scenes Of Paris Blues
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index