Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan

Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 9781040193129
ISBN-13 : 1040193129
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Book Synopsis Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan by : Marie Buscatto

Download or read book Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan written by Marie Buscatto and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan: A Passionate Search for Self-Expression explores the ways in which Japanese jazz musicians express themselves through their art—not to “japanize” jazz, but to assert one’s creativity, passion, and capacity for self-expression—establishing it as an art form with its own sense of musicality and cultural, social, and economic concerns. This ethnographic survey contextualizes a shift in the Japanese jazz world over the last 30 years: What once was a culture dependent on the American influence is now a thriving local scene creating a wide variety of original, transnational compositions. Based on digital and physical observations and extensive interviews with nearly three dozen Japanese professional jazz musicians while featuring portraits of well-known artists, this empirical investigation into how, where, and why jazz is performed, opens doors to touch on culturally sensitive and taboo topics such as gender, sexuality, and indigenization. Suited for readers in global jazz studies and cultural study programs alike, this book is a timely sociological consideration of the Japanese jazz diaspora, a necessary update to break free of established tropes and clichés envisioning Japanese artists as mere imitators.


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