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Jazz As Visual Language : Film, Television and Dissonant Image

Call no.

: 791.436578 PIL

Author

: By Nicolas Pillai

Contributor

: Lilian Baun Pulo

Summary

The new phenomenon of jazz music took the world by storm in the early twentieth century. Yet from the outset jazz was much more than just a musical genre: it has always drawn upon and interacted with visual media.This book provides a timely analysis and history of jazz onscreen, by examining works in which the artistry and intelligence of great musicians is expresses through experimental and innovative image-making.