Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia by Howard Mandel

Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia by Howard Mandel

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Fully updated, tracing the evolution of jazz and blues from their nineteenth-century African-American origins right through to the present day. Key musical developments within each era are covered, as well as an A–Z of key artists; sections on Styles and Instruments also included. Written by a team of experts. Comprehensive and easy to use.

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Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia by Howard Mandel

Fully updated, tracing the evolution of jazz and blues from their nineteenth-century African-American origins right through to the present day. Key musical developments within each era are covered, as well as an AZ of key artists; sections on Styles and Instruments also included. Written by a team of experts. Comprehensive and easy to use.
Howard Mandel (consultant editor) is a Chicago based writer and editor specializing in jazz, blues, new and unusual music. He produces arts features for National Public Radio, teaches at New York University, is president of the Jazz Journalists Association and edits its website www.Jazzhouse.org. Mandel’s books include Future Jazz and Miles Ornette Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz. He has written for Down Beat, Musical America, The Wire (UK), Swing Journal (Tokyo), Bravo (Rio de Janeiro), and many other periodicals. Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts (Foreword) is one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the world, with several Grammy Awards under his belt. He has played with the Wynton Marsalis Quartet, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Kenny Garrett’s band, George Benson, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Brecker and many more. He has worked in TV and film, as a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and playing Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues. Jeff has an extensive discography as sideman and as a leader.
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ISBN 13 9781787552791
ISBN 10 1787552799
Titel Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia
Autor Howard Mandel
Serie Definitive Encyclopedias
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Flame Tree Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr 2019-03-16
Seitenanzahl 384
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