The Jazz Girl The Piano And The Dedicated Tuner

Author : Nicky Gentil
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781788037631

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The Jazz-Girl, the Piano, and the Dedicated Tuner by Nicky Gentil Pdf

“The natural tone of Nicky Gentil’s richly anecdotal narrative will delight not only pianists and jazz enthusiasts but anyone who just happens to like pianos in general.” - Cadence Info Magazine A collection of humorous, touching, unputdownable stories set in Paris, The Jazz-Girl, the Piano, and the Dedicated Tuner transports you into a feel-good world of jazz, pianos and the little-known art of piano tuning. An entertaining slice of life, regardless of whether or not you play a musical instrument, this book explores the world of Nina Somerville, an Englishwoman who - while others are going through a mid-life crisis - discovers by complete chance her true calling: jazz improvisation. In a bid to enjoy that passion to the full, she purchases the piano of her dreams - a Steinway baby grand - leading her to make yet another discovery: the intricate mysteries of the fascinating piano tuning profession. Against the backdrop of the Eiffel tower and the Champs-Élysées, from the quest for the perfect sound to an unexpected chance to perform in public, music takes Nina on a journey which is at times improbable and hilarious, but equally moving, not to mention extremely informative. Previously published in France, The Jazz-Girl has been greatly received, and has the interesting addition of being musically illustrated on the author’s YouTube channel with some characters playing pieces alluded to in the stories.

Author : Nicky Gentil
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781838597207

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Taxi Tales from Paris by Nicky Gentil Pdf

Taxi Tales From Paris is not your typical account of what happens when you move to another country. Nicky Gentil’s memoir offers the reader a truly original insight into life in the French capital because, as the title suggests, everything is seen through the prism of her most memorable taxi rides taken during the thirty years she has lived there.

Author : Nat Hentoff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520269811

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At the Jazz Band Ball by Nat Hentoff Pdf

“Nat Hentoff may very well be the foremost jazz historian in the world because he was there to witness firsthand the music’s evolution from big band and swing to fusion and bossa nova; and to dive into the souls of the men and women who created it from Ellington, Basie, Miles, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington, among many others. At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene is an invaluable archive of not only the musical influence of America’s only indigenous music on the world, but its enormous impact as an engine for social change as well. It is a book that should be read by every young musician, music fan, and educator in America.”—Quincy Jones "The very best witnesses in the worlds of the law, aesthetic evaluation, social contexts of imposing significance, and artistic public performance are those who accurately understand what they have seen or what they are seeing. Nat Hentoff has been and continues to be a star witness in every one of those arenas. One of the greatest contributions of his jazz writing is that he has never felt the need to condescend to black people or to let the dictates of sociology diminish the universal significance of what they do when they do it well. Nat knows that so many jazz musicians have done what they do superbly, quite often expressing themselves beyond the narrows of color. As sensitive to the Americana of jazz as he is to its transcendent revelations about the sound of the human heart, Nat Hentoff is part of our American luck."—Stanley Crouch “At the Jazz Band Ball is full of nuggets from Nat's rich lode of wit and wisdom, gleaned in a lifetime of fellowship with jazz and its makers.”—Dan Morgenstern, Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University; author of Living With Jazz: A Reader

Author : Frank Driggs,Chuck Haddix
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0195307127

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Kansas City Jazz by Frank Driggs,Chuck Haddix Pdf

Ranging from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker, this work aims to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. It showcases the lives of the great musicians who made Kansas City swing, with profiles of jazz figures such as Mary Lou Williams, Big Joe Turner, and others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Piano
ISBN : UOM:39015056339925

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Piano Technician's Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nicky Gentil
Publisher : Matador
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838592377

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Taxi Tales from Paris by Nicky Gentil Pdf

"A collection of exchanges - as surprising as they are interesting - between British author Nicky Gentil and some of the cabdrivers who have crossed her path. You will have a great time reading this book!" Taxi G7 Magazine, Paris Taxi Tales From Paris is not your typical account of what happens when you move to another country. Nicky Gentil's memoir offers the reader a truly original insight into life in the French capital because, as the title suggests, everything is seen through the prism of her most memorable taxi rides taken during the thirty years she has lived there. Hugely entertaining, with some delightful comic touches, Gentil's tales cover a wide variety of subjects such as her love of her adoptive country, the cultural differences she frequently encounters, the joys of parenthood, or indeed her ever-present passion for jazz, to quote but a few examples. By the end of this book, as with any memoir set in the City of Light, you will immediately want to leap on board the next Eurostar going but, on this occasion, with one very specific aim in mind: to jump - upon arriving in Paris - into the very first taxi you see!

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Copyright
ISBN : MINN:30000011032962

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Copyright
ISBN : PSU:000055586191

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Music by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : American drama
ISBN : UOM:39015085477639

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Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015040458229

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Piano & Keyboard by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1416 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Music trade
ISBN : PRNC:32101078729777

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Music Trades by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tammy L. Kernodle,Horace Maxile,Emmett G. Price III
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1267 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780313342004

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Encyclopedia of African American Music [3 volumes] by Tammy L. Kernodle,Horace Maxile,Emmett G. Price III Pdf

African Americans' historical roots are encapsulated in the lyrics, melodies, and rhythms of their music. In the 18th and 19th centuries, African slaves, longing for emancipation, expressed their hopes and dreams through spirituals. Inspired by African civilization and culture, as well as religion, art, literature, and social issues, this influential, joyous, tragic, uplifting, challenging, and enduring music evolved into many diverse genres, including jazz, blues, rock and roll, soul, swing, and hip hop. Providing a lyrical history of our nation, this groundbreaking encyclopedia, the first of its kind, showcases all facets of African American music including folk, religious, concert and popular styles. Over 500 in-depth entries by more than 100 scholars on a vast range of topics such as genres, styles, individuals, groups, and collectives as well as historical topics such as music of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and numerous others. Offering balanced representation of key individuals, groups, and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and other perspectives not usually approached, this indispensable reference illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history. Editors Price, Kernodle, and Maxile provide balanced representation of various individuals, groups and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and perspectives. Also highlighted are the major record labels, institutions of higher learning, and various cultural venues that have had a tremendous impact on the development and preservation of African American music. Among the featured: Motown Records, Black Swan Records, Fisk University, Gospel Music Workshop of America, The Cotton Club, Center for Black Music Research, and more. With a broad scope, substantial entries, current coverage, and special attention to historical, political, and social contexts, this encyclopedia is designed specifically for high school and undergraduate students. Academic and public libraries will treasure this resource as an incomparable guide to our nation's African American heritage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Music
ISBN : UVA:X004565784

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Music Journal Annual by Anonim Pdf

Author : none
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1295 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781408181188

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Independent Schools Yearbook 2012-2013 by none Pdf

The highly-respected book of reference of sought-after Independent Schools in membership of the Independent Schools Council's Associations: HMC, GSA, The Society of Heads, IAPS, ISA and COBIS.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Music
ISBN : IOWA:31858030435998

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The Billboard by Anonim Pdf