Thriving on a riff
This text explores the influence of jazz and blues in two key areas of cultural expression, literature and film, where these musics have often been inextricably linked with notions of racial identity and self-representation.
History and criticismJazz in motion picturesMusic and literatureIntellectual lifeJazz in literatureAmerican literatureAfrican AmericansAfrican American authorsMotion pictures and musicBlues (Music) in motion picturesBlues (Music) in literatureHistory