Gender and identity in jazz
By: a publication of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt ; edited by Wolfram Knauer
Contributors: Knauer, Wolfram, editor
Edition: Originalausgabe.
Series: Darmstadt studies in jazz research -- vol. 14 = -- Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung -- Band 14; Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung -- Bd. 14.
Publisher: Jazzinstitut Darmstadt; Wolke
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Darmstadt; Hofheim
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9783955930141
Subjects: Jazz; Congresses; History and criticism; Gender identity in music; Social aspects; Histoire et critique; Actes de congrès
Description: "The 14th Darmstadt Jazzforum held in October 2015 forcused on different aspects of identity in jazz. The participants talked about the perception of female instrumentalists, about "male" or "female" sound, about homosexuality, about references to the body as well as about the denial of the erotic element in music, about Jutta Hipp, Ivy Benson, Clare Fischer, Sun Ra and others. The conference participants looked at jazz history, but they self-confidently also looked at the jazz scene of today. They discussed how common prejudices can be overcome and how to describe the gender discourse of the 21st century. It is perfectly clear that the view of jazz musicians and their art may be distorted if we reduce them to any parts of their identity, be it their gender, their sexual orientation, their ethnicity, or anything else. However, to ignore these facets, be it in jazz history or today's jazz scene, is a proof of neglect as well. With this publication we hope to contribute to a discourse which is and remains important in our changing modern world."
Notes: International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

14 English, 3 German contributions.
Table of contents: title: Clash of identities  -- Wolfram Knauer; title: Sexuality, eroticism, and the construction of the jazz tradition  -- Mario Dunkel; title: "Alright for a girl" and other jazz myths  -- Katherine Williams; title: Chromaticism and identity in the music of Clare Fischer  -- Michael Kahr; title: Gendering musical sound in jazz saxophone performance  -- Yoko Suzuki; title: Hipp style or adaption?  -- Ilona Haberkamp; title: Male hegemony in jazz: trying to understand one important element of jazz's gender relations  -- Martin Niederauer; title: Women and the jazz jam  -- Joy Ellis and -- Adam Osmianski; title: One-Armed ball players: the language of homophobia in jazz  -- Christopher Dennison; title: "Play like a man and look like a woman": exploring the role of gender in Ivy Benson's All Girl Band  -- Jenna Bailey; title: Bigbandklassen: Ein Weg zur musikalischen Praxis jenseits von Geschlechterstereotypen?  -- Ilka Siedenburg; title: "Für uns war es fremde Musik" : Wie junge Instrumentalistinnen zum Jazz finden (oder auch nicht)  -- Mane Stelzer; title: SOFIA und mehr: Eine persönliche Annäherung an ein Frauen-Musikprojekt  -- Nicole Johänntgen; title: A conundrum is a woman-in-jazz: enduring improvisions on the categorical exclusions of being included  -- Sherrie Tucker; title: Exploring queer notions inside Sun Ra's outer space ways  -- John Murph; title: "Authentic lesbian as I am" : Aspects of gender, marginalization and political protest in the life and work of Irène Schweizer --; title: Watching men play: the erotics of the Hollywood jazz film -- Nicolas Pillai.