The Cultural Politics of Jazz Collectives: This Is Our Music
documents the emergence of collective movements in jazz and
improvised music. Jazz history is most often portrayed as a site
for individual expression and revolves around the celebration of
iconic figures, while the networks and collaborations that enable
the music to maintain and sustain its cultural status are
surprisingly under-investigated. This collection explores the
history of musician-led collectives and the ways in which they
offer a powerful counter-model for rethinking jazz practices in the
post-war period. It includes studies of groups including the New
York Musicians Organization, Sweden's Ett minne foer livet,
Wonderbrass from South Wales, the contemporary Dutch jazz-hip hop
scene, and Austria's JazzWerkstatt. With an international list of
contributors and examples from Europe and the United States, these
twelve essays and case studies examine issues of shared aesthetic
vision, socioeconomic and political factors, local education, and
cultural values among improvising musicians.
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