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Conference: 'Miles Davis and John Coltrane at 90: Retrospect and Prospect' University of Surrey October 2016
EXTENSION OF SUBMISSION DEADLINE to 26 February 2016
The conference committee continues to welcome submissions for this conference until the extended deadline above.
Proposals for papers, panels, or creative-practice presentations are encouraged on any aspect of their music, context, legacy, collaborations and significance, including links with related artists, groups, ideas or art forms.
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Full details of the conference:
Conference: Miles Davis and John Coltrane at 90: Retrospect and Prospect, Surrey University, 21-23 October 2016
Submission deadline: 26 February 2016 (to Jeremy Barham: [log in to unmask])
We welcome a diversity of scholarly contributions: history/theory-, performance-, composition-, creative-practice-based or combinations of these; individual, group and panel formats
Contributions do not need to focus solely or mainly on Davis and Coltrane. Discussion of related music, ideas, or artists is encouraged.
The conference will include an evening performance by the Ronnie Scott's All Star Quintet:
http://www.ronniescottsallstars.co.uk/#!line-up/c1t44
Full details of the conference are given below, and at:
http://goldenpages.jpehs.co.uk/2015/09/30/miles-davis-and-john-coltrane-at-90-retrospect-and-prospect/
FULL CONFERENCE DETAILS
Conference taking place at the University of Surrey (Guildford, UK), 21–23 October 2016
(The University of Surrey is located approximately 25 miles south west of London, within easy reach of London Heathrow and Gatwick airports)
Keynote speakers: Ingrid Monson (Harvard), and Tony Whyton (Birmingham City)
The conference will include an evening performance by the Ronnie Scott's All Star Quintet:
http://www.ronniescottsallstars.co.uk/#!line-up/c1t44
Call for Proposals
The Department of Music and Media at the University of Surrey will be hosting a three-day conference entitled ‘Miles Davis and John Coltrane at 90: Retrospect and Prospect’, 21–23 October 2016
This conference aims to undertake a wide-ranging scholarly and creative investigation of the music, history, legacy, cultural significance and wider socio-political, artistic and intellectual contexts of these two giants of jazz.
The conference committee invites proposals for scholarly, research-led contributions on any aspect of this theme.
Contributions may be in the form of papers, panels of papers, papers with supporting performance elements, or presentations of creative practice, performance, and compositional research.
As well as proposals focussing directly on Davis and Coltrane, we welcome proposals in which either of these two artists might serve as important springboards for the discussion of, or creative response to, wider cultural issues or other specific, related artists and musics.
As a guide, contributions might address the theme from any of the following perspectives, but are not limited to these suggestions:
musical analysis
historical, cultural, socio-political contexts (origins, legacy, influence, working conditions, reception, issues of race and the African-American experience)
other interdisciplinary approaches
performance practices
music and the body/embodiment
recording, production processes, technology, discographical studies
musical/artistic collaborations
re-workings and re-interpretations
issues in transcription
revisionary readings
canon formation, re-formation, or dissolution
media representations and profiles
relationships with other musical styles/genres and other art forms
global, ‘ethnic crossover’, European, and other non-US jazz
critical theory
Proposals for papers (20 mins, plus 10 mins discussion), papers with additional performance elements (30 mins), predominantly creative-practice-, performance-, and composition-led presentations (30 mins), and themed panel discussions, (60–90 mins), are invited as follows:
For individual papers, and papers with supporting performance elements, please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words
For predominantly creative-practice-, performance-, and composition-led presentations, please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words, and where appropriate a link to relevant audio material
For themed panel discussions, please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words, and a list of participants
Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to Jeremy Barham ([log in to unmask]) no later than Friday 26 February, 2016. Notification of acceptance will be given by 18 March, 2016, and details of the conference programme and the registration process will be announced shortly thereafter.
Please use the same address for informal enquiries. Details of the conference webpage will be announced shortly.
The language of the conference will be English.
Conference committee:
Dr Jeremy Barham (University of Surrey)
Dr Milton Mermikides (University of Surrey)
Professor Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham)
Dr Peter Elsdon (University of Hull)
Dr Gabriel Solis (University of Illinois)
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