...Monk is an icon of jazz history and American culture in general. This chapter explores his legacy, looking at how and why musicians from successive generations have reacted and responded to that legacy, and provides an account of its reception history. A critical reception of the work of jazz...

...This introductory chapter provides an overview of New York's so-called “loft jazz era,” one of the least-understood periods in jazz history. Spanning from the mid-1960s until about 1980, the jazz lofts were a dense network of musician-run performance venues established in and around the former...

... of jazz history. The chapter also considers what Morton's background, his experiences as a popular musician, his creolized musical blend, and his relationship to Latin music and culture may tell about national identity. Four Ragtime Dances Ives jazz Joplin Scott Morton Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll...

... several deeply held conceptions of jazz history and music education in order to encourage people to reconsider the roles that schools currently play in the development and spread of jazz music. education street education conservatory style training schools Berklee College of Music Chinen Nate IAJE...

...The received wisdom of popular jazz history is that the era of the big band was the 1930s and '40s, when swing was at its height. But, as practicing jazz musicians know, even though big bands lost the spotlight once the bebop era began, they never really disappeared. This book challenges...