Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial
question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American
environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of
segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood
as the juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader
umbrella of American culture? This book does not question that jazz
was created and largely driven by African Americans, but rather
posits that black culture has been more open to outside influences
than most commentators are likely to admit. The majority of jazz
writers, past and present, have embraced an exclusionary viewpoint.
Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet begins by looking at many
of these writers, from the birth of jazz history up to the present
day, to see how and why their views have strayed from the
historical record. This book challenges many widely held beliefs
regarding the history and nature of jazz in an attempt to free jazz
of the socio-political baggage that has so encumbered it. The
result is a truer appreciation of the music and a greater
understanding of the positive influence racial interaction and jazz
music have had on each other.
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