Jazz Books in the 1990s
Jazz Books in the 1990s

Author: Janice Leslie Hochstat Greenberg

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2010-03-18

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0810869861

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This annotated bibliography contains over 700 entries covering adult non-fiction books on jazz published from 1990 through 1999. Entries are organized by category, including biographies, history, individual instruments, essays and criticism, musicology, regional studies, discographies, and reference works. Three indexes—by title, author, and subject—are included.

Rockers, Jazzbos and Visionaries
Rockers, Jazzbos and Visionaries

Author: Bill Milkowski

Publisher:

Published: 1998-02-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9780756754808

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Proving interviews with 30 outspoken & significant figures in their respective musical idioms make this book scintillating reading for music fans of any genre. This collection of interviews, conducted by Bill Milkowski over the last 20 years, is spiced with wit & insight. Uninterrupted & uncensored, these musicians speak their minds about everything -- the music industry, collaborators as well as critics, their influences, annoyances, aspirations, & more. Individually, these interviews capture a moment in time. Collectively they present an overview of the thinking that has driven some of music's most interesting & gifted artists. Illustrated with black-&-white photos.

Visionary Guitars Chatting with Guitarists
Visionary Guitars Chatting with Guitarists

Author: Andrea Aguzzi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-03-05

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1326586939

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Visionary Guitars is comprised of substantial original conversations with twelve contemporary guitarists including Noël Akchoté, Magnus Anderrson, Lucia D'Errico, Davide Ficco, Hans Jürgen Gerung, Scott Johnson, Seth Josel, Heike Matthiesen, Amanda Monaco, Pablo Montagne, Joe Morris and Marco Oppedisano.The author skillfully elicits interesting dialogues that encompass technical explorations, questions of method, style, influence and their aesthetic goals and artistic declarations.

The Last Miles
The Last Miles

Author: George Cole

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9780472032600

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The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century

Is Jazz Dead?
Is Jazz Dead?

Author: Stuart Nicholson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1136731008

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Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile, global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States, offering a viable alternative to the rampant conservatism here. Stuart Nicholson's thought-provoking book offers an analysis of the American scene, how it came to be so stagnant, and what it can do to create a new level of creativity. This book is bound to be controversial among jazz purists and musicians; it will undoubtedly generate discussion about how jazz should grow now that it has become a recognized part of American musical history. Is Jazz Dead? dares to ask the question on all jazz fan's minds: Can jazz survive as a living medium? And, if so, how?

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire

Author: Will Hermes

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0374533547

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This title provides a group portrait of some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, including Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and Bob Dylan.

Wild Years
Wild Years

Author: Jay S Jacobs

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2010-11-16

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 1554902614

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Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things. Waits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today's rock & roll heroes. He's old enough to be your dad and cool enough to be your hero. One of the few truly original musicians recording today, he's also the rare singer who can actually act, and he has put together a respectable body of work in movies. Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits retraces the long road that Waits has traveled and explores the music that made him a legend. Jay S. Jacobs looks at the towering myth that Waits has created for himself. Jay S. Jacobs follows the fate of one of America's pre-eminent artists, a very private man whose career embodies a quirky array of fulfillment and loss, beauty and strangeness. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter, with insight on Waits' career in the 21st century thus far, as well as the most complete discography available in print. Tom's Wild Years ' a poignant, revealing celebration of the man and all his myths.

Zappa and Jazz
Zappa and Jazz

Author: Geoff Wills

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1785897993

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Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and is a brilliant synthesis of a wide range of cultural influences. This book focuses on just one of the influences on Zappa's music, namely Jazz.

John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin

Author: Matt Phillips

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1538170957

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Across dozens of official studio and live albums encompassing solo acts, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, and co-headlining group projects, GRAMMY-Award winner John McLaughlin has consistently surprised with boundary-pushing, genre-defying music. This is a thrilling ride through the life of a master musician, delving into his output from 1980-2020.