Jazz  (tagged articles)

The Jazz Ambassadors: Intersections of American Foreign Power and Black Artistry in Duke Ellington's Far East Suite

Rebecca E. Coyne - During the height of the Cold War, the US State Department sponsored a series of racially integrated “Jazz Ambassador” tours in order to project proof of American talent and egalitarianism abroad. Representing and wielding the cultural influence of a nation... Keep Reading »
Photo: Bill Smith CC-2

"Jazz Is My Story:" A Historical Analysis of Jazz and 20th Century African-American Literature

Anjali J. Misra - The period of time from the Bebop era to the present—mid-1940s onwards—has been an era of great cultural evolution in the United States, and in few groups more so than the African American community. A factor particularly significant in this journey, and... Keep Reading »
Photo: Emran Kassim CC-2

Literary Repetition and Revision as Healing: Harryette Mullen and Suzan-Lori Parks's Collective Solution to Historical Trauma

Zeena Y. Fuleihan - Music functions as a source of healing in Toni Morrison’s Jazz, both to the bird who is inexplicably sad and for the broken relationship between Violet and Joe, the novel’s two main adult characters. The bird cheers up and regains its appetite once it hears... Keep Reading »

Duke Ellington's Jazz Narrative of the African-American: Black, Brown, and Beige

Sawyer A. Theriault - To assume the task of narrating the history of an overtly oppressed race is a daunting responsibility. Nonetheless, Edward Kennedy Ellington undertook this task in composing the multi-movement jazz suite Black, Brown, and Beige. Originally debuted at Carnegie Hall... Keep Reading »

Jazz Writing: Identity and Multiculturalism in Jazz Literature

Sawyer A. Theriault - Jazz is not a solitary art. Its form does not only reveal itself in the music. Jazz finds manifestation in many other forms of expression, including the powerful narratives encompassing jazz literature. In all of its modes, jazz narrates a people’s emotional... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Jazz is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Duke Ellington
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
The Jazz Ambassadors: Intersections of American Foreign Power and Black Artistry in Duke Ellington's Far East Suite
By Rebecca E. Coyne
During the height of the Cold War, the US State Department sponsored a series of racially integrated “Jazz Ambassador” tours in order to project proof of American talent and egalitarianism abroad. Representing and wielding the cultural... Read Article »
Duke Ellington Jazz Ambassadors Cold War Orientalism Foreign Policy
Jazz
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
"Jazz Is My Story:" A Historical Analysis of Jazz and 20th Century African-American Literature
By Anjali J. Misra
The period of time from the Bebop era to the present—mid-1940s onwards—has been an era of great cultural evolution in the United States, and in few groups more so than the African American community. A factor particularly significant... Read Article »
Jazz Jazz Literature Music Poetry African-American Literature Harlem Renaissance
African-american Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 04
Literary Repetition and Revision as Healing: Harryette Mullen and Suzan-Lori Parks's Collective Solution to Historical Trauma
By Zeena Y. Fuleihan
Music functions as a source of healing in Toni Morrison’s Jazz, both to the bird who is inexplicably sad and for the broken relationship between Violet and Joe, the novel’s two main adult characters. The bird cheers up and regains its... Read Article »
African-American Literature Jazz Toni Morrison Poetry Drama Literary Theory
Jazz
2011, Vol. 3 No. 06
Duke Ellington's Jazz Narrative of the African-American: Black, Brown, and Beige
By Sawyer A. Theriault
To assume the task of narrating the history of an overtly oppressed race is a daunting responsibility. Nonetheless, Edward Kennedy Ellington undertook this task in composing the multi-movement Jazz suite Black, Brown, and Beige. Originally debuted... Read Article »
African American Studies Duke Ellington Jazz Mahalia Jackson Identity Voice
Jazz
2011, Vol. 3 No. 06
Jazz Writing: Identity and Multiculturalism in Jazz Literature
By Sawyer A. Theriault
Jazz is not a solitary art. Its form does not only reveal itself in the music. Jazz finds manifestation in many other forms of expression, including the powerful narratives encompassing Jazz literature. In all of its modes, Jazz narrates a people... Read Article »
African American Studies Jazz Jazz Literature Multiculturalism Ntozake Shange James Baldwin Ralph Ellison Duke Ellington

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