{"product_id":"aint-but-a-few-of-us-black-music-writers-tell-their-story-paperback","title":"Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillard Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that most of jazz's major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have been and continue to be white men. No major mainstream jazz publication has ever had a black editor or publisher. \u003ci\u003eAin't But a Few of Us\u003c\/i\u003e presents over two dozen candid dialogues with black jazz critics and journalists ranging from Greg Tate, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Robin D. G. Kelley to Tammy Kernodle, Ron Welburn, and John Murph. They discuss the obstacles to access for black jazz journalists, outline how they contend with the world of jazz writing dominated by white men, and point out that these racial disparities are not confined to jazz but hamper their efforts at writing about other music genres as well. \u003ci\u003eAin't But a Few of Us\u003c\/i\u003e also includes an anthology section, which reprints classic essays and articles from black writers and musicians such as LeRoi Jones, Archie Shepp, A. B. Spellman, and Herbie Nichols. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors \u003cbr\u003e Eric Arnold, Bridget Arnwine, Angelika Beener, Playthell Benjamin, Herb Boyd, Bill Brower, Jo Ann Cheatham, Karen Chilton, Janine Coveney, Marc Crawford, Stanley Crouch, Anthony Dean-Harris, Jordannah Elizabeth, Lofton Emenari III, Bill Francis, Barbara Gardner, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Jim Harrison, Eugene Holley Jr., Haybert Houston, Robin James, Willard Jenkins, Martin Johnson, LeRoi Jones, Robin D. G. Kelley, Tammy Kernodle, Steve Monroe, Rahsaan Clark Morris, John Murph, Herbie Nichols, Don Palmer, Bill Quinn, Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ron Scott, Gene Seymour, Archie Shepp, Wayne Shorter, A. B. Spellman, Rex Stewart, Greg Tate, Billy Taylor, Greg Thomas, Robin Washington, Ron Welburn, Hollie West, K. Leander Williams, Ron Wynn\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillard Jenkins is the Artistic Director of the DC Jazz Festival as well as an arts consultant, producer, educator, and print and broadcast journalist. His writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eJazzTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDownbeat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJazz Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJazzwise\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press. He is the writer of the multipart Billie Holiday documentary podcast \u003ci\u003eNo Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47634192204029,"sku":"9781478019039","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/aWlHRnZtZmdKZXRIdFVkdXFkQm1UUT09.webp?v=1780391071","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/aint-but-a-few-of-us-black-music-writers-tell-their-story-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}