30-Second Jazz: The 50 crucial concepts, styles and performers, each explained in half a minute
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Jazz & Blues, Jazz
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781782403722 | |
| Publisher: | The Ivy Press | Publication: | February 13, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Ivy Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781782403722 |
| Publisher: | The Ivy Press |
| Publication: | February 13, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Ivy Press |
| Language: | English |
Jazz can be difficult for the novice, but 30-Second Jazz proves the ideal companion for the newcomer to the subject, taking readers from the African-American roots of jazz all the way to today’s global mix of musicians and styles. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style and instruments of jazz, at key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon - and at what might be expected next from this most diverse and lively of musical forms.
Jazz can be difficult for the novice, but 30-Second Jazz proves the ideal companion for the newcomer to the subject, taking readers from the African-American roots of jazz all the way to today’s global mix of musicians and styles. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style and instruments of jazz, at key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon - and at what might be expected next from this most diverse and lively of musical forms.
