An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's internationally acclaimed work, The History of Jazz, with a wealth of new knowledge about the past, present, and future of music.

The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia has been praised as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time. Acclaimed by critics and jazz fans, this remarkable work is now available in an updated third edition that covers the latest developments in the world of jazz and revisits nearly every aspect of the music.

Gioia's narrative of jazz depicts the most legendary artists, groundbreaking styles, and the scenes where they evolved. From Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, Miles Davis's legendary appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955, and Ornette Coleman's experiments with atonality, to contemporary innovators like Kamasi Washington and Esperanza Spalding, Gioia takes readers on an extensive journey through the history of jazz.

As he tracks the music through the swampy areas of the Mississippi Delta, the district of New Orleans, Harlem's rent parties, and Chicago's speakeasies, Gioia brings to life the social contexts in which the music was born. This new edition finally brings to the forefront the often overlooked women who shaped the genre and tracks recent developments that have led to a jazz renaissance in contemporary mainstream culture.

As he chronicles jazz from its inception and its most iconic representatives to the latest dialogues with popular music, the developments of the digital age, and new commercial successes, Gioia's The History of Jazz reaffirms its authority as the most informative study of this fascinating musical genre.

Pages: 608, Dimensions: 15.5x15.5cm