Making the scene contemporary New York City big band jazz

Making the scene : contemporary New York City big band jazz / Alex Stewart.

Author/creator	Stewart, Alex, 1952-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press,
Description	xvii, 398 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	Big band music--History and criticism. Big bands--New York (State) --New York.

Contents	New York City big band scenes -- Behind the scenes : training, rehearsals, and gigs -- The rise of repertory orchestras -- On the inside : the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra -- Making it work : leaders and musical direction -- New directions in jazz composition : three portraits -- On the edge : Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band -- "In the crack" to "totally outside" : avant-garde bands -- Jazz and clave : Latin big bands -- Going for it : all-women bands -- Blood on the fields : Wynton Marsalis and the transformation of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra -- Outro.
General note	"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. p.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-368), discography (p. 369-372), and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006025497
ISBN	9780520249530 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520249534 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780520249547 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520249542 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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