The Jazz Omnibus
The Jazz Omnibus
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The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is a spectacular anthology of works by 90 international experts in jazz and related music.
This deluxe dust-jacketed hardcover edition is an essential collectible for any music library.
90 contributors represent the finest music writers and photographers alive today
Their skill, wisdom, insight, and generosity converge to produce a timeless contribution to music criticism, history, and scholarship. The Jazz Omnibus captures the expansive breadth of jazz-its past present, and future-through the ears of its great artists and the pens and cameras of its most admired journalists.
As jazz embarks on its second century, this book stands alone as a compendium of reportage and analysis of an art form offering pleasure and insights while building communities that celebrate creative individuality and ensemble play.
A few examples of what readers will find in The Jazz Omnibus:
Ted Panken on Sonny Rollins
Michael Jackson interviews Keith Jarrett
Jordannah Elizabeth on Amina Claudine Myers
David R. Adler on Meshell Nedegeocello
Nate Chinen on Sun Ra
Debbie Burke on Jewish women songwriters
Willard Jenkins on becoming a jazz journalist
Rob Shepherd speaks with Mary Halvorson
Deanna Witkoswki on Mary Lou Williams
Ashley Kahn surveys the new American expatriates
Ted Gioia on Amy Winehouse, jazz singer
Howard Mandel at Ornette Coleman's birthday party
Larry Blumenfeld on Arturo O'Farrill in Cuba
Suzanne Lorge on Carla Bley
The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is an indispensable resource for curious newcomers to jazz, casual listeners, aficionados, educators, students and researchers.
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