Bigotry and the Afrocentric Jazz Evolution (Revised Second Edition)

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Bigotry and the Afrocentric "Jazz" Evolution examines African-American music within the context of its socio-cultural history and environment, highlighting and clarifying the most important aspects of this evolution. The voyage begins with traditional African music and extends just beyond the end of the twentieth century. In addition to serving as a resource for students of all ages, the text establishes a timeline and a historical outline. It raises a variety of questions that future musicians and scholars can respond to both creatively and academically. This resource is paired with/includes a CD-ROM Encyclopedia of Music, Musicians, and Recordings, which includes: .Traditional African and African-American music .The context from which African-American music emerged .Innovators in this area who emerged from the 1900's to 2000 Karlton E. Hester, Ph.D. (composer, flutist, and saxophonist), began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator. He specializes in premeditated, spontaneous, and electro-acoustic composition. His compositions range from solo cycles for various woodwinds to chamber configurations, music videos, interdisciplinary collaborations (music, dance, video, etc.) and electro-acoustic symphonic works. Dr. Hester has received composer fellowships, grants, and commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the New England Council of the Arts, Arts International, ASCAP, the William Grant Still Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. He served as the Herbert Gussman Director of Jazz Studies at Cornell University from 1991-2001. He is currently Professor of Music and Director of "Jazz" Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Hester was founding director of the Fillmore Jazz Preservation Big Band, and is leader of his interdisciplinary arts ensemble, Hesterian Musicism.