Title Playing jazz in socialist Vietnam : Quyè̂n Văn Minh and jazz in Hà Nội / Stan BH Tan-Tangbau and Quyè̂n Văn Minh

Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps Contents Foreword / Yamashita Yosuke -- Prelude -- Minh's Jazz Club -- Growing up -- Interlude I -- Encountering jazz again -- Berlin, 1987 -- Solo recitals -- Vietnamese jazz -- Teaching jazz -- Interlude II -- Birth '99 -- Minh's Jazz Club reprise -- Postlude Summary "Quyè̂n Văn Minh (b. 1954) is not only a jazz saxophonist and lecturer at the prestigious Vietnam National Academy of Music, but he is also one of the most preeminent jazz musicians in Vietnam. Considered a pioneer in the country, Minh is often publicly recognized as the "godfather of Vietnamese jazz." Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam tells the story of the music as it intertwined with Minh's own narrative. Stan BH Tan-Tangbau details Minh's life story, telling how Minh pioneered jazz as an original genre even while navigating the trials and tribulations of a fervent socialist revolution, of the ideological battle that was the Cold War, of Vietnam's war against the United States, and of the political changes during the Đỏ̂i Mới period between the mid-1980s and the 1990s. Minh worked tirelessly and delivered two breakthrough solo recitals in 1988 and 1989, marking the first time jazz was performed in the public sphere in the socialist state. To gain jazz acceptance as a mainstream musical art form, Minh founded Minh Jazz Club. With the release of his debut album of original compositions in 2000, Minh shaped the nascent genre of Vietnamese jazz. Minh's endeavors kickstarted the momentum, from his performing jazz in public, teaching jazz both formally and informally, and contributing to the shaping of an original Vietnamese voice to stand out among the many styles in the jazz world. Most importantly, Minh generated a public space for musicians to play and for the Vietnamese to listen. His work eventually helped to gain jazz the credibility necessary at the national conservatoire to offer instruction in a professional music education program"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 30, 2021) Subject Quyè̂n, Văn Minh, 1954- SUBJECT Quyên, Văn Minh, 1954- Subject Jazz musicians -- Vietnam Jazz -- Vietnam -- History and criticism Socialism and music -- Vietnam MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz Jazz Jazz musicians Socialism and music Vietnam Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Quyè̂n, Văn Minh, 1954- author. LC no. 2021040972 ISBN 1496836324 9781496836359 1496836359 9781496836366 1496836367 9781496836373 1496836375 9781496836328

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