Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet : Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Where the Dark and the Light Folks MeetRace and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz\nAuthor(s): Randall Sandke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781442243545, 978-1442243545\nSynopsis\nWhere the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood as the juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader umbrella of American culture? This book does not question that jazz was created and largely driven by African Americans, but rather posits that black culture has been more open to outside influences than most commentators are likely to admit. The majority of jazz writers, past and present, have embraced an exclusionary viewpoint. \n\nWhere the Dark and the Light Folks Meet begins by looking at.