Wisconsin Riffs (eBook)

Jazz Profiles from the Heartland

Kurt Dietrich (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
574 Seiten
Wisconsin Historical Society Press (Verlag)
978-0-87020-854-6 (ISBN)

Infos

An extensive, upbeat compilation of Wisconsin's jazz musiciansAlthough New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago are often considered the epicenters of American jazz, this extensive, upbeat compilation of jazz musician biographies details Wisconsin s rich association the genre since its the inception of the genre in the early 1900s. Iconic musicians Bunny Berigan, Woody Herman, Les Paul, and Al Jarreau all hailed from Wisconsin, as have many other influential players, composers, and teachers. Wisconsin Riffs features these musicians side-by-side from the world-renowned to obscure regional artists to portray a comprehensive history of jazz in Wisconsin.Through meticulous research and more than a hundred interviews, author Kurt Dietrich has assembled a group of musicians who represent a wide range of backgrounds, ages, stylistic schools, and experiences from leaders of swing-era big bands to legendary Wisconsin Conservatory instructors to today s up-and-coming practitioners of contemporary jazz and jazz rock. For aspiring musicians, jazz enthusiasts, and fans of Wisconsin culture alike, Wisconsin Riffs presents a compelling, complex, and multi-layered concoction just like jazz itself.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
• ISBN-10: 0-87020-854-3 / 0870208543
• ISBN-13: 978-0-87020-854-6 / 9780870208546