{"product_id":"unapologetic-expression-the-inside-story-of-the-uk-jazz-explosion-paperback","title":"Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Marmot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to the birth of the genre itself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; it's a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.\" - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many in the nineties, jazz was viewed as an obsolete, uncool music, a genre loved by out of touch white men with deeply questionable taste. And yet, by 2019, a new generation of UK jazz musicians were selling out major venues and appearing on festivals line ups around the world. How has UK jazz regenerated its image so totally in twenty-five years? And how did it ever become uncool in the first place?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaching back to the roots of jazz as the 'unapologetic expression' of oppressed peoples, shaped by the forces of slavery, imperialism and globalisation, Andre  Marmot places this new wave within the wider context of a divided, postcolonial Britain navigating its identity in a new world order. These artists have crafted a sound which reflects the nation as it is today - a sound connected to the very origins of jazz itself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon eighty-four interviews with key architects of this jazz renaissance and those who came before them - from Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd to Gilles Peterson, Courtney Pine and Cleveland Watkiss - \u003ci\u003eUnapologetic Expression \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the radical spirit of a vital British musical movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is history almost in real time, with the con trails still visible in the sky . . . [Marmot] can really write. Not in a fancy way, but with a clarity of thought and a simple elegance of expression that make it a pleasure to turn from page to page . . . as full of life and energy, as sparky and challenging, as the music itself.\" - Richard Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Moment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Marmot \u003c\/b\u003ehas been active professionally in music since 2007 as agent, musician, promoter and label owner, specialising in the common ground between African, jazz and global electronic music. André believes passionately in the power of music to connect people across cultural and social boundaries. \u003ci\u003eUnapologetic Expression\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637464690995,"sku":"9780571374496","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YKlaaX1g5z9780571374496.webp?v=1762289572","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/unapologetic-expression-the-inside-story-of-the-uk-jazz-explosion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}