Jazz, Paperback

DescriptionA galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitation The music we call "jazz" arose in ...

Reducere. Popular music compels, it entertains, and it has the power to attract and move audiences. With that in mind, the editors of Indigenous Pop showcase...

Reducere. Too many jazz fans and critics--and even some jazz musicians--still contend that white players have contributed little of substance to the music; t...

Reducere. (Faber Piano Adventures ). ChordTime Piano Jazz & Blues is a fun-filled collection of jazz standards and appealing blues. The selections motivate s...

This practical guide is designed for aspiring amateur and professional musicians. The book covers every aspect of jazz, rock and pop arranging, fro...

Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and us...

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Reducere. Harvey Penick wrote "The Little Red Book" to teach golf enthusiasts the world over, fans and players, the nuances of the game. He succeeded brillia...

A richly detailed history of jazz music and jazz dance, the 20th-Anniversary Edition of Brotherhood in Rhythm brings the Nicholas Brothers' act to ...

Reducere. On the night of August 6, 1930, Joseph Force Crater, a newly appointed judge and prominent figure in many circles of Manhattan, hailed a taxi in th...

Reducere. What if preachers were as contagiously joyful in their preaching as Louis Armstrong was in his playing and singing? As rich in their sermonic rende...

From the collages of Romare Bearden and paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat to the fiction of Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison to the music of Louis A...

In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a...

Fans of THE CROWN will love this exuberant story of a young Australian actress caught up in the excesses, royal intrigues and class divide of Jazz ...

Reducere. Do you want to learn to play jazz guitar quickly? Here's you everything you need to begin playing jazz with another guitarist, singer, or even in a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe winner of the 2006 IPPY Award for best non-fiction book from the South (presented by the Independent Publishers Association), the Mo...

(Real Book Multi-Tracks Play-Along). Today's best way to practice jazz Accurate, easy-to-read lead sheets and professional, customizable audio trac...

Reducere. A sustained engagement with Theodor Adorno, Jazz As Critique looks to jazz for ways of understanding the inadequacies of contemporary life. Adorno'...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is an overview of jazz and jazz-influenced pop singers. Among the major figures discussed are Armstrong, Crosby, Holiday, Fitz...

Reducere. "Abbs has found a gripping and little-known story at the heart of one of the 20th century's most astonishing creative moments, researched it deeply...

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Reducere. Start Really Playing Jazz Guitar Today This is where to start.Simplicity. Ease. Grace.Finally, a practical method that is neither too simple nor to...

Reducere. Set in Jazz Age San Diego against the backdrop of yellow journalism, notorious Hollywood scandals, Prohibition corruption and a lively culture war,...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Siv B. LieNumber of pages: 256Collection: Chicago Studies in EthnomusicologyPublication date: ...

Reducere. In 1989, Malcolm McLaren had his only number one hit with a single called "Deep in Vogue." Early the next year, Madonna had one of the biggest hits...

Description(Fretted). This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing...

Within one of the most complex musical categories yet to surface, Cal Tjader quietly pioneered the genre as a jazz vibraphonist, composer, arranger...

Reducere. Pop music does not define a fixed musical style. It is a musical genre with many influences. It can be inspired by all existing musical styles: Afr...

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Music listeners today can effortlessly flip from K-pop to Ravi Shankar to Amadou & Mariam with a few quick clicks of a mouse. While contemporary gl...

Reducere. More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed sta...

Reducere. With traditions, records, and lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Jazz fan should know. It contain...

Bob Fosse (1927-1987), the director and choreographer of Chicago and Sweet Charity, has never been more popular than he is right now. Here is the l...

(Keyboard Instruction). This comprehensive book with online audio is the perfect Intro to Jazz Piano . From comping to soloing, you'll learn the th...

(Percussion). The Evolution of Jazz Drumming presents a complete historical overview and analysis of jazz drumming. Designed as a guide and workboo...

Reducere. Chicago in the Roaring Twenties was a city of immigrants, mobsters, and flappers with one shared passion: the Chicago Cubs. It all began when the c...

Reducere. It was in a Nazi prison camp during World War II that 22-year-old Hans Rookmaaker read the Bible and became a Christian. It was there too he receiv...

Reducere. Here you have the product of my thinking as an anthropologist who has studied and traveled to Japan for over thirty years.In one sense, the book is...

(Drum Instruction). Master teacher Joe Porcaro presents rudiments at the drumset in this sensational new edition of Groovin' with Rudiments . This ...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Barry GalbraithFrom the great recording artist and studio guitarist Barry Galbraith comes the first comprehensive material ...

Reducere. From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz cultu...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Guro Gravem JohansenIllustration(s): 19 Halftones, black and white; 4 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustr...

Reducere. (Berklee Guide). Learn how to play in the style of guitar greats such as Jeff Beck, Mike Stern, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and ot...

(Musicians Institute Press). This one-on-one lesson with Musicians Institute instructor Peter Deneff features 50 exercises for the beginning to int...

Reducere. Play Jazz & Blues on the Cigar Box Guitar. Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy becau...

Publisher: West Margin PressAuthor(s): Antimo MarroneIllustration(s): Color illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 72Collection: Play It!Publicat...

Reducere. Learn to improvise on flute over the most recognised tune in jazzThis is not a how to play the flute book. It's a how to play music book!Once you h...

Reducere. (Piano). The Music Theory series is designed from the ground-up to explain the terminology and musical structures needed for modern applications. L...

Reducere. In Austin, Texas, in 2002, a group of artists, activists, and academics led by performance studies scholar Omi Osun Joni L. Jones formed the Austin...

Reducere. (Piano). This book is the product of Mark Harrison's experience teaching hundreds of students at the world-famous Grove School of Music in Los Ange...

Reducere. Drawbar Settings For Hammond and Modern Clone KeyboardsThis Is a Rare Illustrated Compilation of Known Drawbar Settings Used By Famous Keyboard Pla...

Reducere. This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic...

Reducere. "Hazel Scott was an important figure in the later part of the Black renaissance onward. Even in an era where there was limited mainstream recogniti...

Scenes from the turbulent life of the rich, glamorous and beautiful Nancy CunardPublisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Anne de CourcyNumber of pa...

Reducere. An electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggleIn 1925, Detroit was a smoky swirl o...

(Guitar Educational). Take your playing to the next level with this comprehensive jazz-blues guitar instructional book with online audio. With 15 h...

Reducere. Play Jazz & Blues on the Cigar Box Guitar. Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy becau...

Reducere. Before the charismatic John Duval Gluck, Jr. came along, letters from New York City children to Santa Claus were destroyed, unopened, by the U.S. P...

Reducere. You can hear it in the hottest clubs in New York, the hippest rooms in New Orleans, Chicago, and San Francisco, and in top concert halls around the...

(Keyboard Instruction). This book teaches traditional Latin music from Cuba and Brazil, addressing the three roles that the jazz pianist typically ...

Reducere. This is the fascinating story of music. How it started with a song and became one of our most beloved arts.Learn how early composers added modal rh...