Ebook: Is Jazz Dead?: Or Has It Moved to a New Address

Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile, global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States, offering a viable alternative to the rampant conservatism here. Stuart Nicholson's thought-provoking book offers an analysis of the American scene, how it came to be so stagnant, and what it can do to crea.;Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Where Do We Go from Here? The Jazz Mainstream 1990 to 2005; 2 Between Image and Artistry: The Wynton Marsalis Phenomenon; 3 Prophets Looking Backward: Jazz at Lincoln Center; 4 Déjà Vu Time All Over Again: Jazz Singers and Nu-Crooners; 5 Teachers Teaching Teachers: Jazz Education; 6 Altered Realities and Fresh Possibilities: Future Jazz; 7 Out of Sight and Out of Mind: Jazz in the Global Village; 8 Celebrating the Glocal: The Nordic Tone in Jazz; 9 A Question of Survival: Marketplace or Subsidy.