LLI0014 - All That Jazz: The History of African American Music
204026
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Gain a solid understanding of the evolution of African American music (popularly known as jazz and blues) from the late 19th century to the present. You’ll listen to the various styles that have been captured on recordings and discover how they developed and what they tell us about our American culture. Field hollers, delta blues, big band swing, bob, avant-garde and fusion are all that jazz.
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Scott Cashman is a cultural anthropologist who earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of Massachusetts. His specialization is in the political economy of expatriate jazz and blues musicians in Europe. He has also developed his interests in how ghosts and spirits are understood in cultures around the globe. Dr. Cashman is the founder and Co-Director of Harper's Back Porch Revue, an American folk music ensemble. In addition to his work at Harper College, he teaches Cultural Anthropology at the College of Lake County (IL).