The jazz bubble
Subtitle: neoclassical jazz in neoliberal culture
By: Dale Chapman
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780520279384; 9780520279377
Subjects: Jazz; Verve Music Group; Verve Records (Firm); Social aspects; Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.); History and criticism; Economic aspects; Sound recording industry; History
Description: "Hailed by corporate, philanthropic, and governmental organizations as a metaphor for democratic interaction and business dynamics, contemporary jazz culture has a story to tell about the relationship between political economy and social practice in the era of neoliberal capitalism. The Jazz Bubble approaches the emergence of the neoclassical jazz aesthetic since the 1980s as a powerful, if unexpected, point of departure for a wide-ranging investigation of important social trends during this period, extending from the effects of financialization in the music industry to the structural upheaval created by urban redevelopment in major American cities."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : banks, bonds, and blues; title: "Controlled freedom" : jazz, risk, and political economy; title: "Homecoming" : Dexter Gordon and the 1970s fiscal crisis in New York City; title: Selling the songbook: the political economy of Verve Records (1956-1990); title: Bronfman's bauble: the corporate history of the Verve Music Group (1990-2005); title: Jazz and the right to the city : jazz venues and the legacy of urban redevelopment in California; title: "The Yoshi's effect" : jazz, speculative urbanism, and urban redevelopment in contemporary San Francisco.