The Global Politics of Jazz in the Twentieth Century: Cultural Diplomacy and "American Music" - Paperback

by Yoshiomi Saito (Author)

This comparative analysis on the range of jazz scenes and cultures offers a detailed evaluation as to why jazz diplomacy succeeded in certain countries and periods, but failed in others. Furthering our understanding of the organic relationship between jazz and global politics, Saito re-evaluates jazz as an exclusively 'American music'.

Author Biography

Yoshiomi Saito is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan.