Free Jazz Communism

Publisher:
Rab-Rab Press
Apart from the theoretical and historical overview by its editors Sezgin Boynik and Taneli Viitahuhta, the book includes testimonies of the collective and international spirit of the 1962 Youth Festival, translated documents from the Finnish press, a new interview with Archie Shepp, commissioned text by Jeff Schwartz on the historical context of political engagement of free jazz musicians, and reproduction of three hard-to-find texts by Shepp. The new edition of Free Jazz Communism also includes the reprint of the entire script of Archie Shepp's play The Communist (Junebug Graduates Tonight: A Jazz Allegory).
Authors
Sezgin Boynik, Taneli Viitahuhta (eds.)
Year
2022
Length
242 pages
Cover
Paperback
Binding
Perfect binding
Dimensions
13 x 20 cm