Experiencing Jazz

by Michael Stephans

Book Overview

Experiencing Jazz demonstrates how the act of listening to jazz takes place on a deeply personal level and takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the genre, instrument by instrument--offering not only brief portraits of key musicians like Joe Lovano and John Scofield, but also their own commentaries on how best to experience their music. Throughout, jazz takes center stage as a personal transaction that enriches the lives of the musician and the listener...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810882892
• ISBN13: 9780810882898
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"