The Future of Jazz.edited by Yuval Taylor. Chicago Review Press/Independent Publishers Group (814 N. Franklin St., Chicago, IL 60610), 2002. 256 pp., $16.95. In 1902, Jelly Roll Morton Noun 1. Jelly Roll Morton - United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, Morton claimed to have invented and coined the term "jazz." During the last 100 years, jazz has gone through many forms and levels of legitimacy. Jazz now is an academically respected art form. Universities confer bachelor- to doctoral-level degrees to aspiring jazz musicians This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles. Some of the most notable jazz musicians
With this academic legitimacy comes an extensive literary and pedagogical ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. library. The last few decades have produced mountains of books, methods, histories, playa-longs, transcriptions, philosophies and criticisms on almost every aspect of the art of jazz. The Future of Jazz is a bit different. Yuval Taylor has collected witticisms from ten jazz critics, each written on a specific topic. Nine of the critics are based in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , one is in England and they all are male. Each topic then is critiqued by the other critics, making for very lively reading. The ten topics are mainstream jazz; jazz and race; jazz-rock; improvisation improvisation Creation of music in real time. Improvisation usually involves some preparation beforehand, particularly when there is more than one performer. Despite the central place of notated music in the Western tradition, improvisation has often played a role, from the and composition; jazz repertory REPERTORY. This word is nearly synonymous with inventory, and is so called because its contents are arranged in such order as to be easily found. Clef des Lois Rom. h.t.; Merl. Repertoire, h.t. 2. ; the business of jazz; jazz vocals; jazz and the world; free jazz and the avant-garde; and jazz institutions Jazz Institutions and Organizations Although jazz music is sometimes hard to find in American public media, the art form is alive and well in colleges, universities and in established institutions world-wide, as evinced by the following abbreviated list: A Within these articles you will find controversy, as well as a bit of bashing of organizations, funding institutions and certain prominent individuals. You also will find support for the individual improvising artist who does not follow the crowd. The differences in treatment of jazz players in the United States, Asia and Europe receives good coverage. The authors look at the past to make evaluations for the future--all the issues discussed are related to where jazz may be going. They criticize extensively, and the disagreement between critics stays professional but friendly. The book is exciting to read and should be read by anyone interested in the past, present and potential future of jazz as seen through the eyes of ten eminent jazz critics. Reviewed by Dennis Thurmond, Cedar Glen, California. |
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