Ergebnis für "Jazz" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

A special centennial edition of Miles Davis’s classic memoir Miles—the singular story of a jazz legend, now reintroduced by Nas and Hanif Abdurraqib. Universally acclaimed as one of the most important and influential musicians in the world, Miles Davis didn’t just change jazz—he changed...

More than 50 years ago, John Coltrane drew the 12 musical notes in a circle and connected them with straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane had put physics and geometry at the core of his music. Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander returns the favor, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe.

He's the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a "Worst Presidents" list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the "Worst President Ever," "Dead Last," "Unfit," and "Incompetent," to name but a few. Many contemporaries...

Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...

It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals - too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. When they were apprehended, state's attorney Robert Crowe was certain that no defense could save the ruthless killers from the gallows.

Host Barnaby Ellison Thatch explores the revolutionary 1920s: Black musical genius, Prohibition's underground culture, and post-war rebellion that created jazz and transformed American society. Discover the speakeasies, artists, and forces that made the decade roar. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Le jazz est sa passion depuis des années ... Et il n'est pas le seul dans l'univers de l'entreprise !A chaque numéro, Philippe Heim reçoit une personnalité du monde économique et explore avec eux le lien qui les unit à la note bleue et la manière dont cela fait écho avec leur quotidien de dirigeants et d'entrepreneurs.Le tout, à travers une sélection musicale concoctée par les invités. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

From 1968 to 1978; from 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud' to Off The Wall; from the Third Harlem Cultural Festival to the P-Funk Earth Tour: Funk Is Its Own Reward plots the journey of an African American cultural movement that was always about far more than simply music. With roots in the...

An exciting social history encompassing music, culture, and real estate during the vital, artistically rich, and plain old fun period of the 1980s and ’90s in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill When Nelson George moved into 19 Willoughby Avenue in 1985, he was able to...

Throughout his genre-defying career as one of the most innovative musicians of our time, iconoclastic guitar player Marc Ribot has consistently defied expectation at every turn. Here, in his first collection of writing, we see that same uncompromising sensibility at work as he playfully interrogates our assumptions about music, life, and death. Through essays, short stories, and the occasional unfilmable film "mistreatment" that showcase the sheer range of his voice, Unstrung captures an artist whose versatility with words rivals his dexterity onstage.

So often trans and nonbinary people’s stories are told only through the lens of their struggles and challenges, including their political battles for legal rights, but trans and nonbinary people live rich and fulfilling lives full of joy and community too. Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families is a sweeping compilation of life stories and portraits of trans and nonbinary people, as well as their partners, parents, children, siblings, and chosen family members.

Entretiens avec des musiciens et musiciennes de jazz

The Media Jazz Podcast is a thoughtfully curated series designed for media scholars at both undergraduate and graduate levels who want to deepen their understanding of the media landscape and strengthen their career direction. The podcast delivers sharp, focused, and engaging conversations centered on key areas of media studies, including journalism, strategic communication, digital media, and emerging industry trends.

Royal intrigue takes center stage in The Abyssinians, a gripping new audio drama starring Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Piano Lesson) delivering a masterful performance as a cunning queen navigating treacherous political waters and scheming sons. In the wake of King Ezana’s death, his brash widow Queen Yodit (Deadwyler) must decide which of her twin sons will ascend to the throne. Clashing beliefs about religion, duty, and the rights of a ruler collide in this unforgettable story about a royal house at a crossroads in history.

Black Music is a book about the brilliant young jazz musicians of the early 1960s: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and others. It is composed of essays, reviews, interviews, liner notes, musical analyses, and personal impressions from 1959-1967. Also includes Amiri Baraka's reflections in a 2009 interview with Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly.

For half a century, New Orleans Jazz Fest has been America's most soulful collision of music, food, and tradition—where second lines pulse under oak trees and crawfish étouffée is a sacrament. Lenny Vaughn dissects the living cultural cathedral that refuses to be tamed, one stubborn, beautiful pillar at a time. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

For fifty years, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been where brass bands meet gumbo, second-line parades meet gospel tents, and 350 dreamers became America's most soulful gathering. Join host Lenny Vaughn as he chronicles Jazz Fest's improbable journey from Congo Square to cultural phenomenon. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Dive into Tales of the Jazz Age, a captivating collection of eleven short stories by the renowned F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1922. This anthology is thoughtfully divided into three distinct sections, each exploring different themes. Among the highlights is the iconic The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a story that has captured the imagination of readers for generations. Many of these stories were originally featured in prestigious publications such as The Metropolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Colliers, Chicago Tribune, and Vanity Fair. Enjoy a journey through the vibrant and...

Un viaggio sonoro nelle città che hanno inventato il jazz. Notte Profonda non è un documentario tradizionale: è un'esperienza narrativa immersiva dove la voce sola e un sound design cinematografico prendono il posto della musica.Da New Orleans a Tokyo, da Parigi a Lagos, ogni episodio trasforma una città in un personaggio vivente, raccontando storie di migrazione, resistenza e rivoluzione attraverso il prisma del jazz. Niente lezioni, niente sottofondi musicali: solo storie vere, raccontate come se fossero sogni ad occhi aperti.Indossate le cuffie. Siete pronti ad ascoltare il silenzio tra...