Remixing European Jazz Culture

In Remixing European Jazz Culture Kristin McGee examines a culture of remixing jazz live that emerged in the 1990s in major European cities, as well as performance, recording and distribution practices that have transformed this culture since the 1980s.Additionally, the author provides a multifaceted cultural representation of European jazz and its protagonists.Musicians developed hybrid jazz styles by bringing studio tools into live performance.These artists and collectives cultivated some sort of transnational jazz community, regarding their musical techniques, which blurred the lines between studio engineered jazz production techniques and live jazz performance practice.By reintroducing youth cultures to these hybrid jazz styles and by reviving dance as a participatory act, remixing as a part of contemporary jazz has earned a significant place within European jazz culture.McGee explores the work of these often-overlooked artists, how they have contributed to the popularity and revitalisation of jazz in the twentyfirst century.She also examines how cultural signifiers such as gender and race impact performance practice in the fields of jazz, crossover and transnational popular music.In her analysis, McGee unravels the complexities of the phenomenon by inspecting the function of popular music aesthetics, the role of music videos in jazz cultures, as well as the influence of record labels for jazz promotion.The geographically organized chapters in McGee's book provide engaging accounts of the hybrid jazz scenes of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, London and Oslo.Particular focus is given not just to key performers, but also to