Living the Jazz Life

Download or Read eBook Living the Jazz Life PDF written by W. Royal Stokes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Living the Jazz Life
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780195152494
ISBN-13 : 0195152492
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Book Synopsis Living the Jazz Life by : W. Royal Stokes

Book excerpt: In some forty interviews with saxophonists, pianists, singers, composers, and string, brass, and rhythm players, Stokes illuminates the lives of the artists and the sheer pleasure of the sounds they create. Stokes paints a vivid portrait of jazz musicians ... that range across the globe. Introductions to vaudeville stars, blues musicians, and women instrumentalists. Covers a broad spectrum, including conversations with legendary veterans, like Jackie McLean and Louie Bellson, to such rising stars as Diana Krall, Cyrus Chestnut, Ingrid Jensen, and violinist Regina Carter.-Derived from book cover.


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