Author : Adiel Portugali
Release : 2022-09-30
Genre : Music
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 464/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jazz in Contemporary China by : Adiel Portugali
Download or read book Jazz in Contemporary China written by Adiel Portugali. This book was released on 2022-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on interviews, conversations, and observations drawn from extensive field research, Jazz in Contemporary China: Shifting Sounds, Rising Scenes explores the current developments and conditions of Chinese jazz. Negotiating socio-political, cultural, and spatial phenomena, the author provides unique insights for understanding China’s modern history through its happenings in jazz, unveiling an insider’s look at the musicians and individuals who populate and propel these scenes. This first-hand perspective illuminates how jazz generates and disseminates practices of creativity and individuality in twenty-first-century China.