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Silences and secrets : the Australian experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators / Kay Dreyfus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dreyfus, Kay.
- Series:
- Australian History Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weintraubs Syncopators--History.
- Weintraubs Syncopators.
- Jazz--Australia--History.
- Jazz.
- Big bands--Australia--History.
- Big bands.
- Jazz musicians--Australia--History.
- Jazz musicians.
- Germans--Australia--History.
- Germans.
- Jazz--Germany--History.
- Big bands--Germany--History.
- Jazz musicians--Germany--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clayton, Vic. : Monash University Pub., c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A gripping story of exile, survival, and cultural collision in wartime Australia.How did Australia treat one of Europe's hottest jazz bands after they were forced into exile by the Third Reich?Silences and Secrets uncovers the untold story of the Weintraubs Syncopators, a Jewish jazz ensemble who fled Nazi Germany and sought refuge in Australia.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Silences and secrets
- pt. 2. The encounter with the musician's union
- pt. 3. The encounter with the state
- pt. 4. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "How did Australia treat one of Europe's hottest jazz bands after they were forced into exile by the Third Reich?"--cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781921867774
- 1921867779
- OCLC:
- 1543209316
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