Open AccessJazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-One Musicians
Author(s) -
Karl Coulthard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
critical studies in improvisation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1712-0624
DOI - 10.21083/csieci.v4i2.895
Subject(s) - identity (music) , jazz , visual arts , spectacle , art , aesthetics , section (typography) , psychology , advertising , political science , law , business
Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-One Musicians portrays an intriguing cross-section of musicians, from familiar vocalists and pianists to violinists, drummers, and composers. Wayne Enstice and Janis Stockhouse prove to be engaging storytellers, drawing from these women a broad swath of experiences that illustrate the uncertain terrain female jazz musicians must navigate as they try to retain some professional identity as women without letting this identity become a spectacle unto itself.