Living the jazz life : conversations with forty musicians about their careers in jazz / W. Royal Stokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokes, W. Royal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz musicians--Interviews.

Jazz musicians.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

As a reviewer, feature writer, and author of three books on the subject, Stokes has spent three decades covering the jazz scene. Now he draws on that rich story of knowledge and friendship to introduce readers to the jazz life. Stokes's interviews with 40 jazz musicians shed light on their careers, lives, and art. 32 halftones in a 16-page photo insert.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0195081080

OCLC:

43561837