Jazz and Justice
A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitationThe music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New…
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A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitationThe music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the "blues," which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. Jazz and Justice examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US--and Black American--contribution to global arts and culture.Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have been the era's most virulent economic--and racist--exploitation, as jazz musicians battled organized crime,
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