About a century after its beginnings, traditional jazz remains the
definitive music of New Orleans and an international hallmark of the
city. The enduring sound and boundless energy of this American art form
have produced a long list of jazz legends. From Lionel Ferbos -- the
city's oldest working jazz musician -- to Grammy winner Irvin Mayfield,
the musical heritage of traditional jazz lives on through each player's
passion. In Traditional New Orleans Jazz, veteran jazz journalist Thomas
Jacobsen discusses that legacy with Ferbos, Mayfield, and a who's who
of the present-day scene's "trad jazz" players.
Through intimate
conversations with jazz veterans and up-and-coming talent, Jacobsen
elicits honest, witty, and sometimes comedic discussions that reveal a
strong mutual devotion to do one thing -- compose and play music
inspired by the Crescent City's earliest jazz musicians.
Traditional
New Orleans Jazz presents local perspectives on what has become an
international language with interviews from Lucien Barbarin, Evan
Christopher, Duke Heitger, Leroy Jones, Dr. Michael White, and many
more.
Jacobsen also notes the stewardship of traditional jazz means
more than making music. Its longevity relies on teaching and innovation,
furthering the inextricable ties between the music and the men who make
it. Traditional New Orleans jazz is a culture of its own, and the
players in this remarkable volume are its native speakers.
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