Ohio Jazz

by Meyers, David; Watkins, Candice; Howard, Arnett; Loeffler, James

• ISBN13: 9781609495756
• ISBN10: 1609495756
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-08
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

The history of jazz is largely the story of a few key cities-none in Ohio. As a result, most jazz historians give short shift to the Buckeye State, regarding it as a go-through rather than a go-to place. However, the fact is that jazz has been practiced in Ohio and with a vengeance. For thirty years, these authors have been researching and documenting the history of music, particularly jazz in Ohio. Their 1999 "Jazz Ohio!" exhibit at the Ohio Historical Society ran for twelve months before portions of it were moved to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The exhibit inspired this book, and much of what you will read here has never before been brought together in one Place-and it may well change the way you think about jazz. And Ohio. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Forewords	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Before It Even Had a Name	p. 17
The Jazz Diaspora	p. 24
The Coming of the Jazz Age	p. 31
Jazz Goes to College	p. 40
The Rise of Swing	p. 45
Singing Jazz	p. 51
The American Dream	p. 61
Looking Backward	p. 68
Enter the Atomic Age	p. 74
Days of Turmoil and Ferment	p. 83
The Darkness Before the Dawn	p. 89
The Future of Jazz	p. 93
Sixty Brief Biographies	p. 104
Notes	p. 161
Selected Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 171
About the Authors	p. 191
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Excerpts

Most jazz historians give short shrift to the Buckeye state, regarding as a go-through rather than a go-to place. However, the fact is jazz has been practiced in Ohio and with a vengeance. For 30 years, these authors have been researching and documenting the history of music, particularly jazz in Ohio. Their 1999 exhibit at the Ohio Historical Society, "Jazz Ohio!" ran for twelve months before portions of it moved to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The exhibit inspired the book, and much of what you will read here has never been brought together in one place before—and it may well change the way you think about jazz. And Ohio.