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Jazz and Death - Reception, Rituals, and Representations (Paperback)
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Jazz and Death - Reception, Rituals, and Representations (Paperback)
Series: Transnational Studies in Jazz
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Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically
examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and
death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or
hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the music’s own
presumed death. It looks at how fans, critics, journalists,
historians, writers, the media, and musicians have narrated,
mythologized, and relayed those stories. What causes the
fascination of the jazz world with its deaths? What does it say
about how our culture views jazz and its practitioners? Is jazz
somehow a fatal culture? The narratives surrounding jazz and death
cast a light on how the music and its creators are perceived.
Stories of jazz musicians typically bring up different tropes,
ranging from the tragic, misunderstood genius to the notion that
virtuosity somehow comes at a price. Many of these narratives tend
to perpetuate the gendered and racialized stereotypes that have
been part of jazz’s history. In the end, the ideas that encompass
jazz and death help audiences find meaning in a complex musical
practice and come to grips with the passing of their revered
musical heroes -- and possibly with their own mortality.
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