Abstract
Abstract
This chapter connects the notion of an “migrant jazz scene” to the lived time cycles of migrant jazz musicians. Framed around recurring monthly performances, weekly jam sessions, daily house sessions, and hours of individual practice, it focuses on the network of musicians associated with Terraza 7, a “jazz and immigrant folk” venue located in Jackson Heights, Queens. Through these cycles, it explores the bar owner’s utopian vision of diversifying his clientele by programming artists who combine jazz with other musical traditions. Based on an analysis of performances and interviews with musicians, patrons, and the bar owner, Freddy Castiblanco, it examines the relationship between jazz as a cyclical improvisatory practice and the social cycles that constitute Terraza 7 as a migrant jazz scene.
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Oxford University PressNew York
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