Robert R. Faulkner is professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the author of Music on Demand: Composers and Careers in the Hollywood Film Industry. Howard S. Becker is the author of several books, including Telling About Society, Tricks of the Trade, and Art Worlds. Together with Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett they are coeditors of Art from Start to Finish: Jazz, Painting, Writing, and Other Improvisations.
"This book consists of a seamless blend of anecdotes and analysis, filled with delight and insight. Robert Faulkner and Howard Becker, writing from their twin perspectives of professional jazz players and renowned scholars, offer an unprecedented understanding of the interpersonal dynamics of jazz performance." - Barry Kernfeld, editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz"
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