Theatrical jazz : performance, Àṣẹ, and the power of the present moment / Omi Osun Joni L. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Omi Osun Joni L., 1955- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse.

Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

Series:

Black performance and cultural criticism

UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Jazz.

African American theater.

Performance art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm).

Place of Publication:

Columbus, Ohio : The Ohio State University Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Omi Osun Joni L. Jones provides the first full-length study of an artistic form, the theatrical jazz aesthetic, that draws on the jazz principles of the ensemble, the break, and the bridge. Theatrical Jazz: Performance, Ase, and the Power of the Present Moment is a study of the use of jazz aesthetics in theatre as created by major practitioners of the form, giving particular attention to three innovative artists: Laurie Carlos, Daniel Alexander Jones, and Sharon Bridgforth. Theatrical Jazz examines how artists are made and how artists make art. In charting their overlapping artistic genealogies, the book also discusses the work of veteran artists Aishah Rahman, Robbie McCauley, Sekou Sundiata, Ntozake Shange, and Erik Ehn, as well as the next generation of theatrical jazz innovators, Grisha Coleman, Walter Kitundu, Florinda Bryant, and Zell Miller III. Using autocritography as a primary methodology, the author draws on her role as performer, collaborator, audience/witness, and dramaturg in theatrical jazz, and her experiences with Yoruba spiritual traditions, to excavate the layers and nuances of this performance form. Jones's use of performative writing, a blend of intellectual, artistic, and sensory experiences, allows scholars and students not only to read but also to "hear" the principles of theatrical jazz on the page. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Ensemble/gb/Community ; The marrow: Laurie Carlos ; The blue note: Daniel Alexander Jones ; The roots: Sharon Bridgforth

The Break/Awo/Process

The Bridge/A/Transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

ISBN:

9780814273845

081427384X

0814293875

9780814293874

Publisher Number:

99966344896

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.