Race, Music, and Migration in Post-World War II Paris
by
Rashida K. Braggs
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
At the close of the Second World War, waves of African American musicians migrated to Paris, eager to thrive in its reinvigorated jazz scene. Jazz Diasporas challenges the notion that Paris was a color-blind paradise for African Americans. On the contrary, musicians adopted a variety of strategies...