From Jim Crow to Jazz
Imitation African-American Improvisatory Musical Practices in Pre-Jazz Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14970552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Whiteoak (0000-0001-9157-4277, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 50-74 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perfect Beat (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1038-2909 • E-ISSN: 1836-0343 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/prbt.v1i3.28656 |
| OpenAlex | W2531429985 |
| Language | EN |
This article examines the nature of some of the watered-down forms of African-American musical culture that reached Australia before jazz. It explores the possibility that performance practice in some of these forms actually pre-empted the type of 'jazz improvisation' first heard in Australia. It also suggests the possible significance of blackface minstrelsy in pre-jazz Australia in relation to later attitudes towards improvisatory practice in popular music
Art · Art history · Blackface · Dance · Improvisation · Jazz · Jazz dance · Literature · Musical · Performance Practice · Relation (database · Visual arts · Diverse Music Education Insights · History · Music History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |