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This book written by jazz vocalist, composer, scholar, Crystal BlackCreek Carlisle (Onyinyechi-Chipo), contains a recent, personal interview with free jazz pioneer, Ornette Coleman, (who thoughtfully, personally thanked Crystal [the author] for her interview, by writing thank you and signing the concert program when they met, which is included in the book as well). It also contains a personal interview with saxophonist, innovator, Archie Shepp done by the author. It explores free jazz improvisation from a historical, cultural, sociological, & political perspective. It uncovers jazz’s African origins & elements & it’s healing purposes & benefits to transcend all & effect community healing for performers & audiences of all ethnicities & races. Includes commentary & interviews of free jazz artists & composers by writers & critics of the period. A must read for serious jazz enthusiasts, students, educators, singers musicians, composers, & scholars.
This book is for you, if you love jazz and are or want to be more deeply engaged with jazz music, its cultural significance, and its potential for personal and collective transformation. It provides scholarly insights, historical context, and personal narratives that illuminate the rich tapestry of what was termed free jazz and free jazz improvisation and its impact on society, culture, and the world. This book is invaluable to and for you, if you are a
:jazz enthusiast and collector: who has a deep appreciation for jazz music, and a particular interest in the historical and cultural aspects of free jazz improvisation, the African and healing origins of all music, including jazz. You will enjoy exploring the evolution of jazz from its African roots to its modern expressions, throughout the diaspora and the world. This book is for you if you are a musician and/or composer, jazz singer, instrumentalist, and/or composer who is interested in expanding your understanding of all jazz, free jazz improvisation approaches and its cultural, political, and social significance.You will find great inspiration and insights from interviews withjazz giants and innovators like Ornette Coleman, Randy Weston, Archie Shepp, and others.
This is the book for you if you are a music student or music educator; If you are studying jazz music or music history, or if you are an educator teaching courses on jazz, improvisation, African American music, or Music of the African Diaspora, including Afro-Latin, you will find great value in this book for its scholarly exploration of all jazz and free jazz and its cultural and social context and healing power. This book is a must for you if you are a social and cultural historian, as you will find great insights and inspiration in the intersection of music, culture, and social commentary and social change in society, particularly in regard to the role of jazz music in African American history, the struggle for civil and human rights worldwide, and its potential for communal healing and transcendence. This is the book for you, if you are an activist and advocate and if you are passionate about social justice, cultural capital, and cultural empowerment, you most certainly will be enriched and inspired by this book’s exploration of how jazz music has in the past and still, today can serve as a powerful tool for resistance, healing, and liberation from oppression and instill cultural pride and excellence, as an African ancestral tradition we must carry forward.
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