Making the scene : contemporary New York City big band jazz /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stewart, Alex, 1952-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, [2007]
Series:	Roth Family Foundation Music in America imprint
Subjects:	Big band music > History and criticism. Big bands > New York (State) > New York.
Online Access:	Table of contents only Publisher description Contributor biographical information

Table of Contents:

New York City big band scenes
Behind the scenes : training, rehearsals, and gigs
The rise of repertory orchestras
On the inside : the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Making it work : leaders and musical direction
New directions in jazz composition : three portraits
On the edge : Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band
"In the crack" to "totally outside" : avant-garde bands
Jazz and clave : Latin big bands
Going for it : all-women bands
Blood on the fields : Wynton Marsalis and the transformation of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Outro.