1st Edition
Activating Voices in Jazz History Students Broadening the Narrative
PART I: Perspectives on the Narrative of Jazz
1. Jazz Historiography and Narrative Voice
2. What Do You See When You Look at Me? The Impact of Western Thought on the Perception of Black Culture During the Early 1900s
3. What Jazz Is or Is Not: Seeking Out Definitions
PART II: Perspectives on Cultural Identity, Gender, Race, Social Justice, and Other Ways of Knowing
4. On Cultural Identity and Identification
5. Thoughts on Gender, Race, and Social Justice
6. On Other Ways of Knowing
PART III: Perspectives on Learning and Developing Creative Self-Expression
7. Teaching Philosophies
8. The State of Jazz Education
9. Artistic Voice and Creative Self-Expression
10. Conclusion
Biography
Anthony D.J. Branker is an adjunct professor of jazz studies at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, United States. Previously, he taught at Princeton University for 27 years, where he held an endowed chair in jazz studies and was founding director of the program in jazz studies until his retirement in 2016. He has also served as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the Estonian Academy of Music & Theatre in Tallinn and was a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, Hunter College-CUNY, and chair of the department of music at Ursinus College.
