{"product_id":"jazz-a-la-creole-french-creole-music-and-the-birth-of-jazz","title":"Jazz À La Creole: French Creole Music and the Birth of Jazz","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Award for Excellence for Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the formative years of jazz (1890-1917), the Creoles of Color--as they were then called--played a significant role in the development of jazz as teachers, bandleaders, instrumentalists, singers, and composers. Indeed, music penetrated all aspects of the life of this tight-knit community, proud of its French heritage and language. They played and\/or sang classical, military, and dance music as well as popular songs and \u003ci\u003ecantiques\u003c\/i\u003e that incorporated African, European, and Caribbean elements decades before early jazz appeared. In \u003ci\u003eJazz à la Creole: French Creole Music and the Birth of Jazz, \u003c\/i\u003ethe author describes the music played by the Afro-Creole community since the arrival of enslaved Africans in \u003ci\u003eLa Louisiane\u003c\/i\u003e, then a French colony, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, emphasizing the many cultural exchanges that led to the development of jazz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Caroline Vézina has compiled and analyzed a broad scope of primary sources found in diverse locations from New Orleans to Quebec City, Washington, DC, New York City, and Chicago. Two previously unpublished interviews add valuable insider knowledge about the music on French plantations and the \u003ci\u003edanses Créoles\u003c\/i\u003e held in Congo Square after the Civil War. Musical and textual analyses of \u003ci\u003ecantiques\u003c\/i\u003e provide new information about the process of their appropriation by the Creole Catholics as the French counterpart of the Negro spirituals. Finally, a closer look at their musical practices indicates that the Creoles sang and improvised music and\/or lyrics of Creole songs, and that some were part of their professional repertoire. As such, they belong to the Black American and the Franco-American folk music traditions that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Louisiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Vézina\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar specializing in the study of music and culture. Based in Montréal, she split her time between her hometown and New Orleans for many years to further her research on the music of the French Creoles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453365293330,"sku":"9781496842428","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf2b9585-1226-4083-89c8-64e19e92504b.jpg?v=1729844496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jazz-a-la-creole-french-creole-music-and-the-birth-of-jazz","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}