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TitleJohn Arthur "Jaki" Byard: constructing a tradition
NameBrown, Scott E. (author); Martin, Henry (chair); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Newark
Date Created2021
Other Date2021-05 (degree)
SubjectJazz History and Research, Byard, Jaki
Extent1 online resource (vi, 157 pages)
DescriptionDefining components of a jazz tradition and their relative value as relates to the work and career of any particular musician has often proved to be a perpetually confounding exercise. This thesis explores a different paradigm of assessment for situating the musician in the art form that begins with the musician herself or himself as the inherent directional beacon that provides an outward facing starting point for consideration, rather than simply applying an externally imposed set of assumptions about necessary prerequisites or seeming a priori truths. The music and life of John Arthur “Jaki” Byard is a particular case in point for application of this mode of analysis.

I will argue that Byard’s approach to his music, which includes a broad embrace of history, form, experimentation, collaboration, and individuality, provides a more elastic framework for notions of inclusion and exclusion. Byard’s development as a musician and the scholarly, critical, and commercial response to it, as well as the reflections of his students and colleagues, will be examined as supportive of this conclusion.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-5whp-4m26
LanguageEnglish
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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