People''s Music - Jazz in East Germany, 19451990

Chronicles the history of jazz over the complete lifespan of East Germany, from 1945 to 1990, for the first time.

List of contents

List of figures; Selected chronology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Jazz in Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945; 2. Jazz in the Soviet Zone, 1945-1949; 3. Jazz in the founding years of the GDR, 1949-1961; 4. Jazz behind the wall, 1961-1971; 5. The rise of new jazz, 1971-1979; 6. 'A national treasure': jazz made in the GDR, 1980-1990; Archival sources; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Helma Kaldewey received her Ph.D. from Tulane University, Louisiana. She is a musicologist, longtime teacher and researcher in the history of jazz. She has written and produced films about New Orleans' music culture in partnership with German public media.

Summary

This first full history of jazz over the lifespan of East Germany, from 1945 to 1990, draws on previously unexamined sources and vivid eyewitness accounts to reveal the experiences of jazz musicians and fans, and the surprising ways state policies sought to manage and control jazz during the cultural Cold War.

Product details

• Authors: Helma Kaldewey, Helma (Tulane University Kaldewey
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781108486187
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48618-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Jazz, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Popular Music, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)