Story of South African Jazz Book Series

Description

“Story of South African  is an expansive, deep-prying chronicle of Southern African music, that in urban settings and modernisations metamorphosed into African Jazz. A tumultuous journey from the villages, into mine compounds, into performance halls, into distant lands and continents. It is a spirited record and memory of many musicians who could have never been remembered, but for the pages in this book. Together with Story of South African Jazz Volume One this book is must collection for all music schools, andshould be included in reading lists of music schools,” Macingwane

“The Story of South African Jazz is an important addition to the existing research. Resources and stories that have emerged from all over the region of Southern Africa. This three-volume series is a book, research and oral history project to document the beautiful story of South African jazz in an open inclusive, flourishing and accessible way. Volume one was launched in 2015 and volume two will be launched in Durban and Johannesburg in December 2019,” Art Africa.