What is a popular kind of music that originated in the United States? The answer is Jazz. Mixing folk and blues influences, talented artists from Scott Joplin t

Keeping in mind the long history of music and its powerful effect on the human social and cultural psyche, this brand-new volume in the Innovators series profil

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Reveals the wide-ranging influence of American jazz on German discussions of music, race, and culture in the early twentieth century