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During the years between the world wars, a small but dynamic community of African American jazz musicians left the US and settled in Paris. This book looks at this cultural moment, one in which African American musicians could flee the racism of the United States to pursue their lives and art in the relatively free context of bohemian Europe.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Making Noise and Stomping Feet 2. Jazz from the Trenches 3. Le Jazz-Hot: The Roaring Twenties 4. Jim Crow: Sans Domicile Fixe 5. The Golden Age: The Thirties 6. Le Jazz-Cold: The Silent Forties 7. Final Notes: The Liberation of Jazz Coda Appendix: Zazou Chants Notes Bibliography Index

Harlem in Montmartre A Paris Jazz Story Between

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 8/22/2001 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780520225374, 978-0520225374
    ISBN10: 0520225376
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    The arts: general topics History: specific events and topics Cultural studies

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    During the years between the world wars, a small but dynamic community of African American jazz musicians left the US and settled in Paris. This book looks at this cultural moment, one in which African American musicians could flee the racism of the United States to pursue their lives and art in the relatively free context of bohemian Europe.

    Table of Contents
    List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Making Noise and Stomping Feet 2. Jazz from the Trenches 3. Le Jazz-Hot: The Roaring Twenties 4. Jim Crow: Sans Domicile Fixe 5. The Golden Age: The Thirties 6. Le Jazz-Cold: The Silent Forties 7. Final Notes: The Liberation of Jazz Coda Appendix: Zazou Chants Notes Bibliography Index

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