Experiencing Jazz - A Listener''s Companion

Experiencing Jazz demonstrates how the act of listening to jazz takes place on a deeply personal level and takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the genre, instrument by instrument—offering not only brief portraits of key musicians like Joe Lovano and John Scofield, but also their own commentaries on how best to experience their music

About the author

Michael Stephans is a well-known and respected jazz drummer who has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Bennie Maupin, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Liebman, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, Uri Caine, Alan Broadbent, John Patitucci, Scott Colley, Bob Dorough, and many others. He holds a doctorate in education and master’s degrees in English and education. He teaches writing at Bloomsburg University is the author of Experiencing Jazz: A Listener’s Companion (Scarecrow Press 2013).

Summary

Experiencing Jazz demonstrates how the act of listening to jazz takes place on a deeply personal level and takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the genre, instrument by instrument—offering not only brief portraits of key musicians like Joe Lovano and John Scofield, but also their own commentaries on how best to experience their music

Product details

• Authors: Stephans, Michael Stephans, Stephans Michael
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2017
• EAN: 9781442279520
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7952-0
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: Listener's Companion; Listener's Companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Popular Music