Paris Blues - African American Music and French Popular Culture, 1920-1960

The Jazz Age. The phrase conjures images of Louis Armstrong holding court at the Sunset Cafe in Chicago. But the Jazz Age was every bit as much of a Paris phenomenon as it was a Chicago and New York scene. This book provides an alternative history of African American music and musicians in France.

About the author

Andy Fry teaches in the Music Department at King's College London.

Summary

The Jazz Age. The phrase conjures images of Louis Armstrong holding court at the Sunset Cafe in Chicago. But the Jazz Age was every bit as much of a Paris phenomenon as it was a Chicago and New York scene. This book provides an alternative history of African American music and musicians in France.

Product details

• Authors: Andy Fry, Fry Andy
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2014
• EAN: 9780226138817
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13881-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Jazz, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, France, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1950 to c 1959, Popular Music, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1945 To C 1960