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Call for papers
The Jazz Chameleon: The 9th Nordic Jazz Conference
The Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive, Helsinki, August 19–20, 2010
Since its arrival on the public scene in the early 20th century, jazz has
been characterised by a remarkable ability to cross musical, social and
cultural borderlines. In terms of musical style and character, jazz has
often crossed genre categories and undergone through radical changes. In
terms of geographical and cultural boundaries, one of the most notable
developments in jazz has been the internationalisation of its sound.
Furthermore, jazz has also been able to ‘travel in time’. The explicit
sense of traditions characterises jazz history: jazz music speaks to the
past and is informed by what has been before.
What are these crossings really like? How have they changed during the
history of jazz?
Organisers of The Jazz Chameloen: The 9th Nordic Jazz Conference welcome
presentations on generical, geographical, historical and other (e.g.
theoretical, aesthetic, educational) crossings in jazz. The main emphasis
of the presentations will be on Nordic countries and their histories but
we warmly welcome other aspects as well.
Proposals for presentations and work groups should be submitted as
abstracts of up to 200 words by April 1, 2010 to [log in to unmask]
Please include the name of the speaker(s), email, affiliation, and the
title of the paper or workshop group.
The conference will have two invited keynote speakers, planning for
Professor Bruce Johnson (Universities of Turku, Glasgow, UK and Macquarie,
Australia) and N.N. (tba). Furthermore, the conference will feature
discussion on the collaboration between the members of Nordic jazz
archives as well as performances by Finnish jazz musicians.
There will be a small participation fee. The main organiser of the
conference is the Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive. More information will be
published at the http://www.jazzconference.net.
On behalf of the organisers,
Janne Mäkelä, Director
The Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive
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Dr J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Senior Lecturer
Department of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
http://web.me.com/jpehs/
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