Landing on the wrong note : jazz, dissonance, and critical practice / Ajay Heble.
| Author/creator | Heble, Ajay, 1961- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2000. |
| Description | xiv, 258 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The poetics of jazz: from symbolic to semiotic -- The rehistoricizing of jazz: Chicago's "urban bushmen" and the problem of representation -- Performing identity: jazz autobiography and the politics of literary improvisation -- "Space is the place": jazz, voice, and resistance -- Nice work if you can get it: women in jazz / Gillian Siddall -- Capitulating to barbarism: jazz and/as popular culture -- Up for grabs: the ethicopolitical authority of jazz -- Conclusion: alternative public spheres. |
| Abstract | An imaginative and passionate synthesis of form and function, this book goes beyond mainstream jazz criticism, outlining a new poetics of jazz that emerges not from the ivory tower but from the clubs, performances, and lives of today's jazz musicians. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249), discography/videography (pages 251-252), and index. |
| LCCN | 00029117 |
| ISBN | 0415923484 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0415923492 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3506 .H42 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |