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At the close of the Second World War, waves of African American musicians migrated to Paris, eager to thrive in its reinvigorated jazz scene. Jazz Diasporas challenges the notion that Paris was a color-blind paradise for African Americans.

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"A fascinating look into an important chapter in cultural history." Kirkus Reviews "Un libro apasionante, bien documentado y basico para entender la migracion de musicos afroamericanos de jazz a Europa." ("A fascinating book, well documented and fundamental to understand the migration of African American jazz musicians to Europe.") Tango Reporter

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction:
Migrating Jazz People and Identities
1. Performing Jazz Diaspora With Sidney Bechet
2. Jazz At Home In France: French Jazz Musicians on the Warpath To “Authentic” Jazz
3. Inez Cavanaugh: Creating And Complicating Jazz Community
4. Boris Vian And James Baldwin In Paris: Are We A Blues People, Too?
5. Kenny Clarke’s Journey Between “Black” And “Universal” Music
Coda: Beyond Color-Blind Narratives: Reading Behind The Scenes Of Paris Blues
Notes
Works Cited
Index

Jazz Diasporas

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 26 January 2016
      ISBN-13 9780520279353
      978-0520279353
      ISBN-10 0520279352
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      At the close of the Second World War, waves of African American musicians migrated to Paris, eager to thrive in its reinvigorated jazz scene. Jazz Diasporas challenges the notion that Paris was a color-blind paradise for African Americans.

      Trade Review
      "A fascinating look into an important chapter in cultural history." Kirkus Reviews "Un libro apasionante, bien documentado y basico para entender la migracion de musicos afroamericanos de jazz a Europa." ("A fascinating book, well documented and fundamental to understand the migration of African American jazz musicians to Europe.") Tango Reporter

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction:
      Migrating Jazz People and Identities
      1. Performing Jazz Diaspora With Sidney Bechet
      2. Jazz At Home In France: French Jazz Musicians on the Warpath To “Authentic” Jazz
      3. Inez Cavanaugh: Creating And Complicating Jazz Community
      4. Boris Vian And James Baldwin In Paris: Are We A Blues People, Too?
      5. Kenny Clarke’s Journey Between “Black” And “Universal” Music
      Coda: Beyond Color-Blind Narratives: Reading Behind The Scenes Of Paris Blues
      Notes
      Works Cited
      Index

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