Latin Jazz
Latin Jazz Jazz has always been a genre built on the blending of disparate musical cultures. Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz corrects the record. Latin jazz proves this rule perhaps better than any other…
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Latin Jazz
Jazz has always been a genre built on the blending of disparate musical cultures. Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz corrects the record. Latin jazz proves this rule perhaps better than any other style in this rich tradition, yet its cultural heritage has been all but erased from narratives of jazz history.
Washburne provides a historical account that embraces the genre's international nature and explores the dynamic interplay of economics, race, ethnicity, and nationalism that shaped it. Acclaimed musician and jazz scholar Christopher Washburne traces the roots of Latin jazz back to 18th and 19th century colonial New Orleans, and follows its evolution to the 21st century global stage. Along the way, he highlights the African American and Latin American traditions whose influence is still present in Latin jazz today, exploring cultural centers like New York and Cuba, moments like the