- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press (January 14, 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0306809257
- ISBN-13: 978-0306809255
Once a thriving body of innovative and fluid music, jazz is now the
victim of destructive professional and artistic forces, says Eric
Nisenson. Corruption by marketers, appropriation by the mainstream,
superficial media portrayal, and sheer lack of skill have all
contributed to the demise of this venerable art form. Nisenson
persuasively describes how the entire jazz ”industry” is controlled by a
select cadre with a choke hold on the most vital components of the
music. As the listening culture has changed, have spontaneity and
improvisation been sacrificed? You can agree or disagree with Nisenson’s
thesis and arguments, but as Booklist says, ”his passion is engrossing.”
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