Focusing on a diverse and eclectic scene that is under-documented, this book investigates the historical, social, and cultural aspects of jazz and improvised music in Vienna over the last four decades. One of the most striking aspects of the entire scene is the near-absence of a racialized discourse among musicians and critics and of stereotypical markers of "blackness" in performance. Moreover, the absence of an African-descendent population in Austria, due to the country s near-lack of a colonial history, distinguishes it from the U.S. s jazz context. Austria s jazz scene had no need to resist a U.S.-model of jazz performance practice, while other jazz scenes in Europe and around the world struggled to "be free of America." Therefore, the construction of jazz and improvised music in Vienna is better seen as a process of cultural layering. These and other aspects of Vienna's scene are examined in recordings by Mathias Rüegg, Franz Koglmann, Wolfgang Mitterer, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hautzinger, and ctrl.

Jazz in Cyprus: The Breakdown of Borders explores the inception and development of the Cypriot jazz scene. Through participant observation and interviews, several topics are presented, including the interaction between local and jazz music and the involvement of the the U.S Department of State in the scene. Under the Department's sponsorship, a group of American jazz musicians visited the island several times since 2008 and have spread love for jazz amongst the locals bi-communally. An underlying theme is unity in Cyprus through jazz. Familiar mechanisms of nationalist appropriation of culture have separated the two major ethnic communities for years, and jazz has played a role in ameliorating the issue.

Focusing on a diverse and eclectic scene that is under-documented, this book investigates the historical, social, and cultural aspects of jazz and improvised music in Vienna over the last four decades. One of the most striking aspects of the entire scene is the near-absence of a racialized discourse among musicians and critics and of stereotypical markers of "blackness" in performance. Moreover, the absence of an African-descendent population in Austria, due to the country s near-lack of a colonial history, distinguishes it from the U.S. s jazz context. Austria s jazz scene had no need to resist a U.S.-model of jazz performance practice, while other jazz scenes in Europe and around the world struggled to "be free of America." Therefore, the construction of jazz and improvised music in Vienna is better seen as a process of cultural layering. These and other aspects of Vienna's scene are examined in recordings by Mathias Rüegg, Franz Koglmann, Wolfgang Mitterer, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hautzinger, and ctrl.

Jazz in Cyprus: The Breakdown of Borders explores the inception and development of the Cypriot jazz scene. Through participant observation and interviews, several topics are presented, including the interaction between local and jazz music and the involvement of the the U.S Department of State in the scene. Under the Department's sponsorship, a group of American jazz musicians visited the island several times since 2008 and have spread love for jazz amongst the locals bi-communally. An underlying theme is unity in Cyprus through jazz. Familiar mechanisms of nationalist appropriation of culture have separated the two major ethnic communities for years, and jazz has played a role in ameliorating the issue.

Sein Name steht für brillante Begriffsprägungen und scharfe Analysen: Der 2012 im Alter von 95 Jahren verstorbene Universalhistoriker Eric J. Hobsbawm war zweifellos einer der anerkanntesten Historiker des von ihm als "Zeitalter der Extreme" beschriebenen 20. Jahrhunderts. Weit weniger bekannt ist, dass sich Hobsbawm zeitlebens mit Jazz beschäftigte - und zwar sowohl als ästhetisches wie auch als politisches und geschichtliches Phänomen. Bereits 1959 hatte Hobsbawm ein Buch zum Thema publiziert: "The Jazz Scene". Die bis heute frappierend aktuell wirkende Studie veröffentlichte Hobsbawm unter dem Pseudonym Francis Newton. Der Band nimmt diesen Teil von Hobsbawms Werk in den Blick und diskutiert: Warum beschäftigte sich Hobsbawm so vertieft mit dem Thema Jazz? In welcher Beziehung steht Hobsbawms Nachdenken über Jazzmusik zu seiner geschichtswissenschaftlichen Arbeit? Inwiefern versteht Hobsbawm Jazz als emanzipatorisches oder gar revolutionäres Phänomen? Hobsbawm sah Jazz auch als Subkultur. Welche Rolle spielen in diesem Zusammenhang Aspekte wie "race", "class" und "gender"? Die Beiträge fragen jedoch auch nach der Aktualität von "The Jazz Scene" und loten aus, inwiefern Hobsbawms Ansätze nach wie vor erkenntnisfördernd sind. Mit einem Exklusivbeitrag von Peter Burke.

Jazz has never been simply music. From its very inception, jazz has been imbued with social meaning. This is what makes this kind of music an interesting field of study not only for the music historian, but also for the sociologist and the cultural historian. In the state socialist countries of East-Central Europe after World War II, jazz acquired a special meaning as a symbol of the American way of life, a symbol of freedom - at least for its admirers. The ruling elites and the establishment regarded jazz as music of the class enemy, a music of social degeneration. These contrasting views on jazz led to hot debates over jazz and the implementation of complicated policies towards jazz music and the jazz scene, which oscillated between affirmation and repression.

De print voor deze lage Rehab Fred herenschoen is geïnspireerd op de jazz scene. Deze blauwe schoen met witte letters heeft gele details, net zoals de kantoenen lus aan de achterkant van de schoen en de zool, gemaakt van leer met geïnjecteerd rubber. Bij deze unieke schoen is een bijpassend overhemd verkrijgbaar van kledingmerk A Fish named Fred. Artikeleigenschaften: Absatzart: Flach Schuhspitze: Rund Materialzusammensetzung: Obermaterial: Leder Futter: Leder Decksohle: Leder Laufsohle: Gummi(Sonstiges Material) Weitere Hinweise • opvallende herenschoen • bijzondere leren print • Met rubber geinjecteerde leren zolen • duurzaam en comfortabel • uitneembare zool

De print voor deze lage Rehab Fred herenschoen is geïnspireerd op de jazz scene. Deze blauwe schoen met witte letters heeft gele details, net zoals de kantoenen lus aan de achterkant van de schoen en de zool, gemaakt van leer met geïnjecteerd rubber. Bij deze unieke schoen is een bijpassend overhemd verkrijgbaar van kledingmerk A Fish named Fred. Artikeleigenschaften: Absatzart: Flach Schuhspitze: Rund Materialzusammensetzung: Obermaterial: Leder Futter: Leder Decksohle: Leder Laufsohle: Gummi(Sonstiges Material) Weitere Hinweise • opvallende herenschoen • bijzondere leren print • Met rubber geinjecteerde leren zolen • duurzaam en comfortabel • uitneembare zool

De print voor deze lage Rehab Fred herenschoen is geïnspireerd op de jazz scene. Deze blauwe schoen met witte letters heeft gele details, net zoals de kantoenen lus aan de achterkant van de schoen en de zool, gemaakt van leer met geïnjecteerd rubber. Bij deze unieke schoen is een bijpassend overhemd verkrijgbaar van kledingmerk A Fish named Fred. Artikeleigenschaften: Absatzart: Flach Schuhspitze: Rund Materialzusammensetzung: Obermaterial: Leder Futter: Leder Decksohle: Leder Laufsohle: Gummi(Sonstiges Material) Weitere Hinweise • opvallende herenschoen • bijzondere leren print • Met rubber geinjecteerde leren zolen • duurzaam en comfortabel • uitneembare zool