Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial
question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American
environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of
segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood as the
juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader umbrella of
American culture? This book does not question that jazz was created and
largely driven by African Americans, but rather posits that black
culture has been more open to outside influences than most commentators
are likely to admit. The majority of jazz writers, past and present,
have embraced an exclusionary viewpoint.
Where the Dark and the
Light Folks Meet begins by looking at many of these writers, from the
birth of jazz history up to the present day, to see how and why their
views have strayed from the historical record. This book challenges many
widely held beliefs regarding the history and nature of jazz in an
attempt to free jazz of the socio-political baggage that has so
encumbered it. The result is a truer appreciation of the music and a
greater understanding of the positive influence racial interaction and
jazz music have had on each other.
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