Synopsis
From the dance bands to the swing era, from the writers of standards to writers of avant garde jazz, Jews have been and are there. This book concentrates on the performers and writers, explores the role of Jews in breaking the colour bar in American jazz, in using jazz as an instrument against apartheid and against Soviet repression. The book debates whether there is such a thing as Jewish jazz, and argues about why there are just so many Jews in jazz music, since that music began and in every country it is played. Mike Gerber has interviewed everyone that matters – Jews and non-Jews, Black and White, and his book includes one of the last interviews by Artie Shaw.
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