Jazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within (Jazz Perspectives)

Jazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within (Jazz Perspectives)

Part music history, part cultural meditation, part travel narrative, Jazz Journeys to Japan is the first book to address the experiences of individual players -- Japanese jazz greats such as Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masahiko Satoh, Makoto Ozone, and Yosuke Yamashita.
William Minor navigates the converging streams of Western music and Eastern tradition, revealing through interviews with musicians, critics, and producers the unique synthesis that results from this convergence. And, turning conventional wisdom on its ear, he disproves the widely held notion that Japanese jazz artists don't "swing." Along the way, we experience Minor's growing appreciation of Japanese culture, which mirrors his subjects' discovery of American jazz.
William Minor's previous books include Unzipped Souls: A Jazz Journey through the Soviet Union, and Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years. He has written for Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazz Notes, Coda, and Swing Journal.

Country	USA
Author	William Minor
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780472113453
ISBN	0472113453
Label	University of Michigan Press
Manufacturer	University of Michigan Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	386
PublicationDate	2004-01-20
Publisher	University of Michigan Press
Studio	University of Michigan Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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