This first full history of jazz over the lifespan of East Germany, from 1945 to 1990, draws on previously unexamined sources and vivid eyewitness accounts to reveal the experiences of jazz musicians and fans, and the surprising ways state policies sought to manage and control jazz during the cultural Cold War.
This first full history of jazz over the lifespan of East Germany, from 1945 to 1990, draws on previously unexamined sources and vivid eyewitness accounts to reveal the experiences of jazz musicians and fans, and the surprising ways state policies sought to manage and control jazz during the cultural Cold War.
Helma Kaldewey received her Ph.D. from Tulane University, Louisiana. She is a musicologist, longtime teacher and researcher in the history of jazz. She has written and produced films about New Orleans' music culture in partnership with German public media.
Inhaltsangabe
List of figures; Selected chronology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Jazz in Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 1945; 2. Jazz in the Soviet Zone, 1945 1949; 3. Jazz in the founding years of the GDR, 1949 1961; 4. Jazz behind the wall, 1961 1971; 5. The rise of new jazz, 1971 1979; 6. 'A national treasure': jazz made in the GDR, 1980 1990; Archival sources; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
List of figures; Selected chronology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Jazz in Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 1945; 2. Jazz in the Soviet Zone, 1945 1949; 3. Jazz in the founding years of the GDR, 1949 1961; 4. Jazz behind the wall, 1961 1971; 5. The rise of new jazz, 1971 1979; 6. 'A national treasure': jazz made in the GDR, 1980 1990; Archival sources; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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