{"product_id":"tallinn-67-jazz-festival-myths-and-memories-9781032072944","title":"Tallinn '67 Jazz Festival: Myths and Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Tallinn 67 Jazz Festival: Myths and Memories explores the legendary 1967 jazz gathering in Tallinn, Estonia, as the jazz capital of the USSR and the end of a long series of evolutionary jazz festivals. This study offers new insights into the largest Soviet jazz festival of its time through collected materials and scholarly discussions contextualizing it within the Cold War. Accounts from musicians, jazz fans, organizers, and listeners bring renewed life to this transcultural event, highlighting its lasting international importance and ripple effects. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 194 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 25 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTallinn 67 Jazz Festival: Myths and Memories delves into the legendary 1967 jazz gathering that transformed Tallinn, Estonia into the jazz capital of the Soviet Union. This pivotal event marked the peak of a Soviet jazz awakening and the culmination of a long series of evolutionary jazz festivals in Estonia. Through an extensive collection of materials, including thousands of archival documents, over a hundred hours of interviews, and numerous media reviews and photographs, this study offers fresh insights into what was the largest Soviet jazz festival of its era. It also challenges the prevailing myths within jazz discourse, aiming to shed light on the \"how it really was.\" Engaging accounts from musicians, jazz enthusiasts, organizers, and listeners breathe new life into this transcultural event, contextualized within the closed conditions of the Cold War. Furthermore, Tallinn 67 Jazz Festival explores the enduring global significance of this fusion of Estonian, Soviet, and American jazz, as well as the far-reaching ripple effects it had on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 453g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032072944\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HeliReimann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44646800425210,"sku":"9781032072944","price":40.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1697219651997_book.jpg?v=1697574904","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/tallinn-67-jazz-festival-myths-and-memories-9781032072944","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}