Rare birds : conversations with legends of jazz and classical music / Thomas Rain Crowe with Nan Watkins.

Author/creator Crowe, Thomas Rain author.
Other author Watkins, Nan.
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Philip Glass: epiphany as a rare bird -- Eugene Friesen: more than the music -- Charles Lloyd: sound Brahman -- Abdullah Ibrahim: transcending the blues -- Sathima Bea Benjamin: an African songbird in New York -- Steve Reich: taking a different train.
Abstract This book is a collection of conversations with world-class jazz musicians and classical composers, featuring luminaries Philip Glass, Charles Lloyd, Abdullah Ibrahim, Steve Reich, Eugene Friesen, and Sathima Bea Benjamin. These in-depth, candid interviews focus not only on the music but also on the artists. The six interviews, conducted by the authors, delve into the creative process, individual as well as global perspectives on the arts, the human condition, and various personal issues that are addressed in the music itself. These cutting-edge artists have singular ideas about what it means to be a composer and musician. An important addition to the documentation of modern jazz musicians and composers, this book will appeal to anyone who is interested in jazz music or the contemporary classical canon.
Bibliography noteIncludes discography (pages 137-141).
LCCN 2008013125
ISBN9781604731033 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1604731036 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781604731101 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1604731109 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML385 .C73 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold