Is Jazz Dead?

<p><em>Is Jazz Dead? </em>examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans Swing and Bebop styles while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States offering a viable alternative to the rampant conservatism here. Stuart Nicholson's thought-provoking book offers an analysis of the American scene how it came to be so stagnant and what it can do to create a new level of creativity. This book is bound to be controversial among jazz purists and musicians; it will undoubtedly generate discussion about how jazz should grow now that it has become a recognized part of American musical history. <em>Is</em><em>Jazz Dead?</em> dares to ask the question on all jazz fan's minds: Can jazz survive as a living medium? And if so how?</p>