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Jazz and Justice - Racism and the Political Economy of the Music (Hardcover)
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Jazz and Justice - Racism and the Political Economy of the Music (Hardcover)
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A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished
despite rampant cultural exploitation The music we call "jazz"
arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New
Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed
from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the "blues," which
expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then
pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the
instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands
after the Civil War. Jazz and Justice examines the economic,
social, and political forces that shaped this music into a
phenomenal US--and Black American--contribution to global arts and
culture. Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have
been the era's most virulent economic--and racist--exploitation, as
jazz musicians battled organized crime, the Ku Klux Klan, and other
variously malignant forces dominating the nightclub scene where
jazz became known. Horne pays particular attention to women
artists, such as pianist Mary Lou Williams and trombonist Melba
Liston, and limns the contributions of musicians with Native
American roots. This is the story of a beautiful lotus, growing
from the filth of the crassest form of human immiseration.
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