Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music

by Gerald Horne

Book Overview

A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitation

The music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the "blues," which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583677852
• ISBN13: 9781583677858
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.2"