Title: John Lewis and the challenge of "real" black music
Description: Explores the work of John Lewis, one of the most vital practitioners of Third Stream music, the 1950s hybrid of jazz and classical music. Coady shows how Lewis's fusion works helped shore up a failing jazz industry in the wake of the 1940s big band decline, forging a new sound grounded in middle-class African American musical traditions.
Subjects: Jazz, Third stream (Music), Music and race, Modern Jazz Quartet, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, History, Jazz, history and criticism
Places: United States
People: John Lewis (1920-2001)
Time periods: 1941-1950, 20th century, 1951-1960