New York City has always been a mecca in the history of jazz; and in many ways the cityrsquo;s jazz scene is more important now than ever before. Blowinrsquo; the Blues Away examines how jazz has thrived in New York following its popular resurgence in the 1980s. Using interviews; in-person observation; and analysis of live and recorded events; ethnomusicologist Travis A. Jackson explores both the ways in which various participants in the New York City jazz scene interpret and evaluate performance; and the criteria on which those interpretations and evaluations are based. Through the notes and words of its most accomplished performers and most ardent fans; jazz appears not simply as a musical style; but as a cultural form intimately influenced by and influential upon American concepts of race; place; and spirituality.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Was this a definitive text?By Philip J. Paristhere were several typos in this text. Also. compared to other versions among the students in the class for which I needed this. some missing passages and variant readings. It was confusing. Nonetheless. the poetry of the famous arias was moving.
