Writing Jazz: Conversations with Critics and Biographers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798855801071)

Writing Jazz presents interviews with fourteen distinguished jazz scholars: Whitney Balliett, Bob Blumenthal, Stanley Crouch, Linda Dahl, Maxine Gordon, Farah Jasmine Griffin, John Edward Hasse, Willard Jenkins, Hettie Jones, Robin D. G. Kelley, Laurie Pepper, Tom Piazza, Ricky Riccardi, and A. B. Spellman. This literary jam session explores the many challenges and thrills of writing about jazz in various prose forms, including liner notes, memoirs, biographies, and critical guides. The distinguished writers interviewed in this collection obviously share a passion for jazz, and each has produced a hefty amount of literature that illuminates both the music and its practitioners. A well-known writer on jazz, Sascha Feinstein has explored the relationship of jazz and literature throughout his career, making Writing Jazz an essential contribution to the field of jazz-related literature.

Author: Sascha Feinstein
ISBN-13: 9798855801071
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2025
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d