Digital Media, Technology, and Social Studies

The Pulse of Jazz in American History and Culture by Hentoff

This is a great article pointing out many great points of the relationship between Jazz and Democracy. The Pulse of Jazz in American History and Culture There are several great points and quotations about the relationship between jazz and democracy in this article. Wynton Marsalis: "One of the beautiful things about jazz improvisation," Wynton told …

U.S. Supreme Court

NYT Topic: U.S. Supreme Court

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Mindmapping

A beginner's guide

Cornel West’s Talk about Jazz and Democracy

Jazz in the Key of Democracy

Jazz in West Germany: Early 20th Century

Kater, M. 2006, New democracy and alternative culture: jazz in West Germany after the second world war. (journal article, accessible online) Kater, M. 1992, Different Drummers: Jazz in the culture of Nazi Germany. "He offers a frightening and fascinating look at life and popular culture during the Third Reich, showing that for the Nazis, jazz …

Bio: Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis A rich collection of video clips are included on this bio page.

Jazz & Democracy Project

Jazz & Democracy Project is a music integration curriculum (music & history) that aims to enrich the teaching of history and democracy in the classrooms. It is founded by an independent consultant,Dr. Wesley Watkins.

White House Jazz Studio

A History of Overhauling Health Care

A History of Overhauling Health Care: Timeline from NYT.

Nat Hentoff: Jazz and Democracy

Nat Hentoff: Jazz and Democracy

Nat Hentoff

The Nat Hentoff Reader A Jazz critic and Constitution defender.

The National Archives

Great resources for US history teachers to teach with primary documents and activities for students. National Archives: Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities

Public Agenda

There is a rich collection of issue guides on this website. A great resource site for civic educators who would like to initiate public issue discussions in their classrooms. Public Agenda

Girl Discovered: Global Maps of Adlescent Girls

Girl Discovered

Jazz and American Democracy: Clinton, Marsalis (2003)

"Jazz and American democracy had in common the concept of creativity within structure" (NYT 2003) NYT article YouTube video Wynton Marsalis webpage

Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology

This book is written by a political consultant and Jazz bassist, Kabir Sehgal. "While touring with Wynton Marsalis and assisting John Kerry s presidential bid, Sehgal noticed similarities between American democracy and jazz. In both, he sees a balance between the individual and the group, independence and cooperation; both allow room for improvisation while maintaining …

Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa

This book is written by Ingrid Monson, a Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music at Harvard University. "An insightful examination of the impact of the Civil Rights Movement and African Independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s, Freedom Sounds traces the complex relationships among music, politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of …

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