Living With Jazz

Author : Jazz Jennings
Publisher : Ember
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399554674

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Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings Pdf

Celebrate Pride every day with the teen advocate, trailblazer, and reality show star Jazz Jennings—one of Time Magazine's "25 Most Influential Teens" of the year. In this groundbreaking memoir, she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths through sharing her very public transgender journey. "Jazz is one of the transgender community's most important activists." —Cosmopolitan "A role model for teens everywhere." —Seventeen At the age of five, Jazz Jennings’s transition to life as a girl put her in the public spotlight after she shared her story on national television. She’s since become one of the most recognizable and prominent advocates for transgender teens, through her TV show, interviews, and social media. Jazz’s openness has led to bullying and mistreatment from those who don’t understand her choices. She’s fought for the right to use the girls’ bathroom and to play on a girls’ soccer team, paving the way for others. And in this book, Jazz faces an even greater struggle—dealing with the physical and social stresses of being a teen. But being on the front lines of trans activism doesn't stop Jazz from experiencing the joys of growing up, from day camp to first dates. Jazz Jennings is one of the youngest and most prominent voices in the national discussion about gender identity. This remarkable memoir is a testament to the power of accepting yourself, learning to live an authentic life, and helping everyone to embrace their own truths.

Author : Ralph Ellison
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780375760235

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Living with Music by Ralph Ellison Pdf

Before Ralph Ellison became one of America’s greatest writers, he was a musician and a student of jazz, writing widely on his favorite music for more than fifty years. Now, jazz authority Robert O’Meally has collected the very best of Ellison’s inspired, exuberant jazz writings in this unique anthology.

Author : Jessica Herthel,Jazz Jennings
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698176737

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I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel,Jazz Jennings Pdf

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere "This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I wish I had had a book like this when I was a kid struggling with gender identity questions. I found it deeply moving in its simplicity and honesty."—Laverne Cox (who plays Sophia in “Orange Is the New Black”) From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. Jazz's story is based on her real-life experience and she tells it in a simple, clear way that will be appreciated by picture book readers, their parents, and teachers.

Author : Steve Treseler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Jazz
ISBN : 1734096403

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The Living Jazz Tradition by Steve Treseler Pdf

A step by step jazz improvisation book for all levels and instruments by Steve Treseler. This book provides a method for musicians to play more creatively while clearly explaining jazz harmony, jazz theory, time feel and philosophy. This text can be used in classrooms, private lessons or by individuals.

Author : Dan Morgenstern
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780307487605

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Living with Jazz by Dan Morgenstern Pdf

A collection of essays, biographical profiles, and critical analyses by one of the twentieth century's leading jazz writers includes commentary on the work of jazz entertainers, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong, as well as assessment of the role of jazz in contemporary culture and its influence on modern music.

Author : Steven L. Piott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216071013

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Daily Life in Jazz Age America by Steven L. Piott Pdf

This volume reveals the everyday actions of individuals and their reflections on their lives during the 1920s. The Jazz Age was a tumultuous time for Americans as they attempted to come to terms with "modernity." Daily Life in Jazz Age America tells the story of how all Americans—blacks and whites, women and men, workers, employers, consumers, and activists—contended with new cultural attitudes as well as persistent racial, ethnic, and class tensions. The book provides a broad examination of American society during the 1920s. Organized thematically, it covers rural and urban America; the changing nature of gender relationships; race relations; popular culture; the rise of mass spectator sports; and religion. Appropriate for general readers and students of history, Daily Life in Jazz Age America provides an informed and compelling narrative history and analysis of daily life within the context of broad historical change.

Author : Donald Miller
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400204588

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Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller Pdf

This contemporary classic gets a limited edition makeover with movie art and a new preface from Donald Miller. In print for nearly a decade, Blue Like Jazz has earned a coveted spot on readers' shelves and in their hearts. Many have said that Donald Miller expressed exactly what they were feeling but couldn't find the words to say themselves. In this landmark book that changed what people expected from Christian writers, that changed what people needed for their spiritual journeys, Donald Miller takes readers through a real life striving to understand relationship with God. Heartwarming and hilarious, poignant and unexpected, Blue Like Jazz has become a contemporary classic. For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture, thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real, or yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life . . . Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

Author : Peter Leitch
Publisher : Vehicule Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550653482

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Off the Books by Peter Leitch Pdf

"Many jazz lives are marginal, as jazz guitarist Peter Leitch attests in his honest memoir. [This is] the story of a life lived in search of excellence in music and art, but also a life lived battling depression, alienation, and narcotics addiction. [This book] refers to life outside of conventional 9 to 5 society and Leitch vividly relates what it was like trying to make a living playing in jazz clubs, nightclubs, and studios. He tells of growing up in an English-speaking family in Montreal's working class and predominantly French-speaking East End refinery district, discovering jazz on CBC radio and learning to play it outside of the academy. His first gigs were in Montreal druing the 1960s, moving to Toronto in the late 1970s, and then to New York in 1982, which comprises the largest section of the book, chronicling the inner workings of the jazz "business"."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Geoff Dyer
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857863355

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But Beautiful by Geoff Dyer Pdf

Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; Thelonius Monk creating his own private language on the piano. . . In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skilfully evokes the embattled lives of the players who shaped modern jazz. He draws on photos and anecdotes, but music is the driving force of But Beautiful and Dyer brings it to life in luminescent and wildly metaphoric prose that mirrors the quirks, eccentricity, and brilliance of each musician's style.

Author : Valerie Wilmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Jazz
ISBN : PSU:000053745927

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As Serious As Your Life by Valerie Wilmer Pdf

Author : Brent Vaartstra
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 1495071456

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Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar by Brent Vaartstra Pdf

Beginner Guitar Instruction

Author : Oscar Peterson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Continuum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Jazz musicians
ISBN : 0826476244

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A Jazz Odyssey by Oscar Peterson Pdf

An overview of the career of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, from the fame of his early years as the star attraction of Canada's renowned Johnny Holmes Orchestra to the 1970s and his role as a solo pianist and television personality.

Author : Fred Hersch
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101904343

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Good Things Happen Slowly by Fred Hersch Pdf

Jazz could not contain Fred Hersch. Hersch’s prodigious talent as a sideman—a pianist who played with the giants of the twentieth century in the autumn of their careers, including Art Farmer and Joe Henderson—blossomed further in the eighties and beyond into a compositional genius that defied the boundaries of bop, sweeping in elements of pop, classical, and folk to create a wholly new music. Good Things Happen Slowly is his memoir. It’s the story of the first openly gay, HIV-positive jazz player; a deep look into the cloistered jazz culture that made such a status both transgressive and groundbreaking; and a profound exploration of how Hersch’s two-month-long coma in 2007 led to his creating some of the finest, most direct, and most emotionally compelling music of his career. Remarkable, and at times lyrical, Good Things Happen Slowly is an evocation of the twilight of Post-Stonewall New York, and a powerfully brave narrative of illness, recovery, music, creativity, and the glorious reward of finally becoming oneself.

Author : Kevin E. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:42930291

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Living with Jazz by Kevin E. Johnson Pdf

Author : Nate Chinen
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781101873496

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Playing Changes by Nate Chinen Pdf

One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, GQ, Billboard, JazzTimes In jazz parlance, “playing changes” refers to an improviser’s resourceful path through a chord progression. In this definitive guide to the jazz of our time, leading critic Nate Chinen boldly expands on that idea, taking us through the key changes, concepts, events, and people that have shaped jazz since the turn of the century—from Wayne Shorter and Henry Threadgill to Kamasi Washington and Esperanza Spalding; from the phrase “America’s classical music” to an explosion of new ideas and approaches; from claims of jazz’s demise to the living, breathing scene that exerts influence on mass culture, hip-hop, and R&B. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, packed with essential album lists and listening recommendations, Playing Changes takes the measure of this exhilarating moment—and the shimmering possibilities to come.