Global Jazz

<p><em>Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide</em> is an annotated bibliography that explores the global impact of jazz detailing the evolution of the African American musical tradition as it has been absorbed transformed and expanded across the world’s historical political and social landscapes. With more than 1300 annotated entries this vast compilation covers a broad range of subjects people and geographic regions as they relate to interdisciplinary research in jazz studies. The result is a vivid demonstration of how cultures from every corner of the globe have situated jazz—often regarded as America’s classical music—within and beyond their own musical traditions creating new artistic forms in the process. <i>Global Jazz: A Research and Information Guide </i>presents jazz as a common musical language in a global landscape of diverse artistic expression. </p>