Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Circular Breathing

George McKay, author of Senseless Acts of Beauty, and DIY Culture, has a new book out - called Circular Breathing; the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain, it is published by Duke University Press at £14.99. The book "uncovers the sometimes surprising ways that jazz has accompanied social change during a period of rapid transformation in Great Britain." There's a short review on Jazzscript:
www.jazzscript.co.uk/books/jazzmckay.htm