Chicago Jazz by William Howland Kenney

Chicago Jazz by William Howland Kenney

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This study examines how Chicago became the major centre of jazz in the 1920s - one of the most vital periods in the history of the music. It explores the social and racial background of Chicago, and places the coming of jazz in a wider social context.

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Chicago Jazz by William Howland Kenney

This is a study of how Chicago became the major centre of jazz in the 1920s - one of the most vital periods in the history of the music. By exploring the social and racial background of Chicago, Kenney is able to present compelling evidence of why Chicago became such a crucial place for the development of jazz. Kenney knows jazz, but as a historian he can put it into a wider social context. This book should be of great interest to anyone fascinated with jazz history.

Kent State University's William Howland Kenney is a history and American studies professor. In addition to being a jazz clarinetist, he is the author of Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History (OUP, 1993).

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ISBN 13 9780195064537
ISBN 10 0195064534
Title Chicago Jazz
Author William Howland Kenney
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 1993-05-13
Number of pages 248
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