Ergebnis für "Jazz" in 20. Jahrhundert

Stell dir vor, der deutsche Propagandaminister gründet eine Band, und Millionen Briten lauschen ihrer Musik - Ein satirischer Roman, der auf wahren Begebenheiten beruht. Berlin, Frühjahr 1940. Auf Beschluss von Joseph Goebbels wird eine paradox anmutende Propaganda-Maßnahme umgesetzt: Für den Auslandsrundfunksender Germany Calling wird eine Big Band gegründet, die als Mr. Goebbels Jazz Band schnell internationale Bekanntheit erlangt. Hier spielen die besten europäischen Musiker, darunter auch Ausländer, Juden und Homosexuelle, im Dienst der NS-Propaganda wortwörtlich um ihr Überleben.

1940. Aiyi Shao is a young heiress and the owner of a formerly popular and glamorous Shanghai nightclub. Ernest Reismann is a penniless Jewish refugee driven out of Germany, an outsider searching for shelter in a city wary of strangers. He loses nearly all hope until he crosses paths with Aiyi. When she hires Ernest to play piano at her club, her defiance of custom causes a sensation. His instant fame makes Aiyi’s club once again the hottest spot in Shanghai. Soon they realize they share more than a passion for jazz - but their differences seem insurmountable....

Jazz band na sala da gente é a história romanceada do avô judeu de Alexandre, Eduardinho Staut, que nos anos 30 e 40, foi músico da pequena orquestra do interior de São Paulo "Pinhal Jazz", assim como dono da funerária da cidade de Pinhal. Texto de orelha de Ronaldo Cagiano: "A obra de estreia de Alexandre Staut, tem uma linearidade, tanto da temática da narrativa quanto da linguagem, essa fluente e diáfana.

When Laura Powell and Henry Salter travel to Paris in 1938, neither considers the other very good company. Laura is a shallow, spoiled heir to a fortune, and Henry an opportunistic bore—or so they think. But as her father’s protégé, Henry is tasked with accompanying Laura for her safety, even as she continues to scorn him. Orphaned stowaway David forces the pair to see eye to eye. They can ignore their growing feelings, but they can’t deny the boy’s need for protection. Yet even with this tentative truce, their problems are far from over.