Abstract
The inaugural Center for Jazz Studies event for the 2022-23 academic year is a symposium focused on musicians who mix jazz with other musical genres and traditions. The relationship between a discourse of jazz as a paradigmatic expression of Black American culture as well as a space of musical creativity accessible to musicians across the globe regardless of their background has fueled debates regarding musical legitimacy and authenticity in and out of jazz, revealing the tensions “crossing borders” incurs for musicians, critics, and audiences. In this context, the assembled scholars interrogate fusion as genre, as performance practice, as social positioning, and in terms of aesthetic value as a way to re-think conventional notions of jazz and musical fusions writ large. Friday, October 14, 2022, 10am “Straight to Baby: Scoring Female Jazz Agency and New Masculinity in Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn."” Invited speaker. Symposium: Fusion: Remixing Genre in The 21st Century Symposium. Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies. 14 October 2022.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | University of Columbia, Center for Jazz Studies |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |