Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam (eBook)

Quyen Van Minh and Jazz in Ha Noi

Quyen Van Minh, Stan BH Tan-Tangbau (Autoren)

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2021 | EPUB Single
288 Seiten
University Press of Mississippi (Verlag)
978-1-4968-3635-9 (ISBN)

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Shortlisted for the 2022 EuroSEAS Humanities Book PrizeQuyen Van Minh (b. 1954) is not only a jazz saxophonist and lecturer at the prestigious Vietnam National Academy of Music, but he is also one of the most preeminent jazz musicians in Vietnam. Considered a pioneer in the country, Minh is often publicly recognized as the "e;godfather of Vietnamese jazz."e; Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam tells the story of the music as it intertwined with Minh's own narrative. Stan BH Tan-Tangbau details Minh's life story, telling how Minh pioneered jazz as an original genre even while navigating the trials and tribulations of a fervent socialist revolution, of the ideological battle that was the Cold War, of Vietnam's war against the United States, and of the political changes during the oi Moi period between the mid-1980s and the 1990s. Minh worked tirelessly and delivered two breakthrough solo recitals in 1988 and 1989, marking the first time jazz was performed in the public sphere in the socialist state. To gain jazz acceptance as a mainstream musical art form, Minh founded Minh Jazz Club. With the release of his debut album of original compositions in 2000, Minh shaped the nascent genre of Vietnamese jazz. Minh's endeavors kickstarted the momentum, from his performing jazz in public, teaching jazz both formally and informally, and contributing to the shaping of an original Vietnamese voice to stand out among the many styles in the jazz world. Most importantly, Minh generated a public space for musicians to play and for the Vietnamese to listen. His work eventually helped to gain jazz the credibility necessary at the national conservatoire to offer instruction in a professional music education program.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2021
• Vorwort: Yamashita Yosuke
• Zusatzinfo: 68 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Jackson
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Artist’s Troupes • ASEAN • Biography and Autoethnography • centrally planned economy • Cold War and Post-Cold War • collectivization • Doi Moi • East Europe • ethnic music • Globalization and Modernization • godfather of Vietnamese jazz • Jazz Discography • Minh Jazz Club • Music and Politics • Post-Colonialism and Modernity • second indochina war • socialist bloc • Socialist Bloc and Iron Curtain • Southeast Asian Studies • Soviet Union • Subsidy Period • The Iron Curtain • Traditional Folk Music • Vietnamese Revolution • Vietnam National Academy of Music • Vietnam Relations • Vietnam-USA Relations • Vietnam War • VOA and Jazz • Willie Conover, Voice of America
• ISBN-10: 1-4968-3635-9 / 1496836359
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4968-3635-9 / 9781496836359