Chronology of jazz
The word 'jazz' Krin Gabbard
Part I. Jazz Times: 1. The identity of jazz David Horn
2. The jazz diaspora Bruce Johnson
3. The jazz audience Jed Resula
4. Jazz and dance Robert Crease
Part II. Jazz Practices: 5. Jazz as musical practice Travis Jackson
6. Jazz as cultural practice Bruce Johnson
7. Jazz improvization Ingrid Monson
8. Spontaneity and organization Pete Martin
9. Jazz among the classics, and the case of Duke Ellington Mervyn Cooke
Part III. Jazz Changes: 10. 1959: the beginning of beyond Darius Brubeck
11. Free jazz and the avant-garde Jeff Pressing
12. Fusions and crossovers Stuart Nicholson
Part IV. Soundings: 13. Learning jazz, teaching jazz David Aka
14. History and myth: the problem of early jazz David Sagar
15. Analysing jazz Thomas Owens
Part V. Jazz Takes: 16. Valuing jazz Robert Walser
17. The jazz business Dave Laing
18. Images of jazz Krin Gabbard
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