Jazz
The Australian Accent
Published on 1. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-921410-14-7 (ISBN)
Description
Jazz: The Australian Accent explores the unique developments in Australian jazz over the last twenty years. Through interviews, anecdotes, analysis, and a companion CD, leading music journalist John Shand provides a fascinating insight into the innovative, cutting-edge scene that is Australian jazz. He argues that the jazz has become a defining force in our cultural landscape and that it is as lively and innovative as any overseas.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-921410-14-7 (9781921410147)
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Person
John Shand is music critic, author, playwright, and librettist. He is the resident critic at the Sydney Morning Herald and has written about jazz in more than a dozen publications. He is the author of Don't Shoot the Best Boy: The Film Crew at Work.