Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor

Informationen zum Autor Billy Taylor, with Teresa L. Reed Klappentext Dr. Billy Taylor (1921¿2010) served as the Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale University, Artistic Advisor for Jazz to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Board Member on the National Council for the Arts. A lifelong spokesperson for jazz, he hosted radio shows in New York, on National Public Radio, and became the jazz correspondent on CBS Sunday Morning. With over 23 honorary doctoral degrees, Dr. Billy Taylor is also the recipient of two Peabody Awards, an Emmy, a Grammy and a host of prestigious and highly coveted prizes, such as the National Medal of Arts, the Tiffany Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Downbeat Magazine, and election to the Hall of Fame for the International Association for Jazz Education.Teresa L. Reed is Director of the School of Music at the University of Tulsa where she teaches music theory and African-American music. Zusammenfassung Not only the life story of a jazz musician and spokesman but also a commentary on racism and jazz as a social force Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology of the Life of William Edward Taylor Jr. 1. Beginnings: 1921-1938 2. College Years: 1938-1942 3. Making Waves: 1943-1946 4. The Subject Is Jazz: 1946-1958 5. From "Tobacco Tags" to the Urban Airwaves: 1959-1968 6. How It Feels to Be Free: 1969-1990 7. Reflections Discography Selected Publications Authored by Dr. Billy Taylor Index

Product details

• Authors: Teresa L Reed, Teresa L. (CON) Reed, Billy Taylor, Taylor Billy
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2013
• EAN: 9780253009098
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00909-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, Unterhaltungsmusik, Popmusik, Biografien: Kunst und Unterhaltung, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography / Autobiography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz