Transcultural Jazz: Israeli Musicians and Multi-Local Music Making

Transcultural Jazz: Israeli Musicians and Multi-Local Music Making explores the transcultural practices of Israeli jazz musicians and their impact on global jazz performance and composition. The book provides insight into the nature, role, and politics of transcultural music-making in contemporary jazz practice, focusing on a particular group of Israeli musicians to enhance knowledge of modern Israeli society, culture, discourses, and practices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Transcultural Jazz: Israeli Musicians and Multi-Local Music Making delves into the realm of jazz performance and composition by exploring the transcultural practices of Israeli jazz musicians and their profound impact on a global scale. A remarkable cohort of Israeli jazz artists has garnered widespread recognition and acclaim, crafting music that seamlessly blends elements of American jazz with a diverse array of Israeli, Jewish, Middle Eastern, and other non-Western musical traditions. While each musician pursues their unique approach to musical transculturation, there are underlying threads that connect them all. This study aims to unravel and analyze these intricate sounds and the associated discourses, providing a comprehensive understanding of the nature, role, and politics of transcultural music-making in contemporary jazz practice.

To enhance knowledge of modern Israeli society, culture, discourses, and practices, this book conducts extensive fieldwork in multiple sites in the United States and Israel, along with in-depth interviews with musicians, educators, journalists, producers, and scholars. The research and analyses presented herein are grounded in rigorous fieldwork and encompass a wide range of perspectives, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars across diverse fields such as jazz studies, ethnomusicology, Jewish studies, Israel studies, and transnational studies.

Transcultural Jazz offers a captivating journey for readers, shedding light on the dynamic interplay between jazz and diverse cultural expressions, and providing valuable insights into the complexities of musical transgression and cultural exchange.

Weight: 630g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367488796