From its beginning, jazz has presented a contradictory social world: jazz musicians have worked diligently to erase old boundaries, but they have just as resolu

The Culture of Jazz is a collection of essays that view jazz from an anthropological perspective. It focuses on aspects of jazz culture and the ways in which ja

Reveals the wide-ranging influence of American jazz on German discussions of music, race, and culture in the early twentieth century

Taking to heart Ralph Ellison's remark that much in American life is "jazz-shaped," The Jazz Cadence of American Culture offers a wide range of eloquent stateme

A persuasive appreciation of what jazz is and of how it has permeated and enriched the culture of America