A review of Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz- The Women, The Legends & Their Fight" in this month's Jazzwise Magazine.
Jane Cornwell writes,
“Women in jazz: see them? Like, really ‘see’ them? They’re there, and working hard – and out of necessity, harder – to pursue their passion on a playing field that is still shockingly uneven… Jazz remains stubbornly anachronistic, asserts Stein in the intro to this timely book. Disagree? It’s all here, beautifully written, eloquently argued, clear-eyed in its intentions and open in its invitation to come one, come all and sort it out. Jazz is given loose definition and historical context, with an illuminating chapter on New Orleans now and then. We’re re-introduced to pioneers: Melba Liston, whose complex arrangements made Dizzy’s musos gasp. Bessie Smith, buried in an unmarked grave until female fans arranged a headstone. Hazel Scott, targeted by McCarthyites in 1947, and a singer who advised Billie Holiday to “never let them see you cry”. Interviews with today’s women in jazz document challenges faced – from the male gaze to unsisterly women – and rewards reaped. Firsthand accounts from the likes of Terri Lyne Carrington, Georgia Mancio and Claire Martin are elucidating...”
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"All About Jazz" features "Women in Jazz: The Women, The Legends & Their Fight":
"New book celebrates the women of music, shares their journeys and gives them voice."
Darren C. Demaree's collection NUDE MALE WITH ECHO examines and challenges male vanity, power, and expectation. While exploring the place of his gender in this world, Demaree's attempt to expand upon the expectations of "what makes a man," while drilling down into the artistic framework provided by the body and aging, provides a new landscape for these modern questions.
NUDE MALE WITH ECHO, Demaree's thirteenth full-length collection, utilizes fresh language, energy, and abstraction…
Japan's "Portrait in Jazz" reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz". See the review here. (You can google translate the page if you need to.)
Twoxism is an invented word for all things two — among them, love, life, friendship, and relationships.
What began as a poem-photo collaboration project between two life-long friends — Maria Haro, a visual artist, and Claudia Serea, a poet — resulted in a refreshing lyricism of urban photography and poetry. TWOXISM is a work that finds beauty in unexpected places and sees the mundane with redemptive eyes. A city love story, tender and gritty at the same time, it ex…
Royal Stokes, Founding member of the Jazz Journalist Association lists Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz" in their 2019 Notable & Worthy List. See the full list..
...Sammy Stein’s new book Women in Jazz: The Women, the Legends & Their Fight uses a wide-angle lens to look at how women in a range of different roles have made a life in—and helped shape—jazz. Instead of only focusing on well-known performers, Stein interviewed agents, arrangers, composers, public relations professionals, media members, and more. Her subjects bridge generations (and international boundaries) in an effort to honor the past, assess the present, and point to the future.
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Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" on Concordia University's Holiday Book List's "16 great reads".
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Craig Wells discusses the motivations that led him to rewrite the entire Bible from a satirical viewpoint. We learn of the processes, the decisions and some of the discoveries the author made during his researches. Listen to the full interview.
Join author JONATHAN R. COHEN, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine Farmington,as he discusses his latest work here at the South Portland Public Library.
In Nietzsche’s Footsteps is a thrilling, vicarious journey through Nietzsche’s favorite haunts: Nice, France; Turin, Italy; and Sils Maria, Switzerland. A book that will appeal to academics and enthusiasts alike, Nietzsche’s complex philosophical ideas are accessibly framed as they arise in the day-to-day, so that we may tackle the question of what it is to lead a meaningful life, both as individuals and alongside those we love.
Copies of In Nietzsche's Footsteps will be available for sale at the event.
Darren C. Demaree's collection NUDE MALE WITH ECHO examines and challenges male vanity, power, and expectation. While exploring the place of his gender in this world, Demaree's attempt to expand upon the expectations of "what makes a man," while drilling down into the artistic framework provided by the body and aging, provides a new landscape for these modern questions.
NUDE MALE WITH ECHO, Demaree's thirteenth full-length collection, utilizes fresh language, energy, and abstraction…
"A book that offers a fascinating insight into the lives of contemporary jazz women and one that will be read with great interest by jazz enthusiasts of any gender. Intelligent and insightful."
Read the full review here.
Sammy Stein discusses her latest book on the JazzBites Show. Listen to Sammy Stein discuss the issues and possible solutions. Hear from some of the great musicians mentioned in the book.
Abraham Boyarsky's latest fiction, "Through Shadows Slow" is now available at your favorite bookstore. Pick up your copy today.
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