Jazz & Philosophy Hey there, ​ I'm a philosophy…
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Jazz & Philosophy
Hey there,
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I'm a philosophy teacher, also a jazz bassist (well I'm trying). I was planning on teaming up with a colleague who teaches english for a common teaching project about jazz. The outlines of the project are still vague at this early stage. I'm looking for articles or books about the following questions :
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\- the ethics of jazz : how does a jazz musician morally relates to their bandmates in their playing ? For instance, how's comping / making space for another musician's solo / imitating part of their solo could be seen as a form of ethical relationship ? Is the ethos of competitiveness in jazz music compatible with respect ? And so on.
\- Anything about social history, the political conditions of the development of jazz music in the US in the XXth century...
\- Jazz / capitalism (the question of the means of listening, live vs. at-home listening, the state of the musical industry)
\- The question of improvisation : is there something paradoxical that while improvising, you don't know what you're going to play next, yet you have to play with intention ?
\- the idea of jazz playing as a dialogue, with questions and answers aimed at a resolution (or without resolution, much like in a few socratic dialogues)
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I'm sorry if all of this is ill-defined. The project is still in the elaboration phases, and I don't really know what I'd like to talk about.
Finally, sorry for my convoluted english... I'm French.
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Cheers to everyone and thanks in advance
#audio #music
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Hey there,
​
I'm a philosophy teacher, also a jazz bassist (well I'm trying). I was planning on teaming up with a colleague who teaches english for a common teaching project about jazz. The outlines of the project are still vague at this early stage. I'm looking for articles or books about the following questions :
​
\- the ethics of jazz : how does a jazz musician morally relates to their bandmates in their playing ? For instance, how's comping / making space for another musician's solo / imitating part of their solo could be seen as a form of ethical relationship ? Is the ethos of competitiveness in jazz music compatible with respect ? And so on.
\- Anything about social history, the political conditions of the development of jazz music in the US in the XXth century...
\- Jazz / capitalism (the question of the means of listening, live vs. at-home listening, the state of the musical industry)
\- The question of improvisation : is there something paradoxical that while improvising, you don't know what you're going to play next, yet you have to play with intention ?
\- the idea of jazz playing as a dialogue, with questions and answers aimed at a resolution (or without resolution, much like in a few socratic dialogues)
​
I'm sorry if all of this is ill-defined. The project is still in the elaboration phases, and I don't really know what I'd like to talk about.
Finally, sorry for my convoluted english... I'm French.
​
Cheers to everyone and thanks in advance
#audio #music
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