2016 Arsc Conference Session Abstracts
2016 ARSC CONFERENCE SESSION ABSTRACTS THURSDAY, MAY 12 PLENARY SESSION Thursday, 8:45 am – 9:45 am THE JAZZ LEGACY OF INDIANA AVENUE Monika Herzig, Indiana University & David Williams Traditionally, jazz history books trace the inception of the art form jazz from New Orleans to Chicago and its final destination New York. Of course, innovation rarely follows such a linear path and during those early decades many regional jazz scenes developed. Indiana, the Crossroads of America, not only became a central destination for recording sessions at the Gennett Studios, but a frequent stop for all touring bands as they traveled across the country. As a result, Indianapolis’ club scene featured 33 clubs on the two blocks around the Walker Theatre on Indiana Avenue during the height of the Jazz Age. In addition, the dedicated music teachers of the segregated Crispus Attucks High School pushed their students to perform at their highest potential. Such fertile environment produced a host of influential and world-renowned jazz musicians and educators such as Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, David Baker, J.J. Johnson, Slide Hampton, Larry Ridley, Leroy Vinegar, David Young, Willis Kirk, Killer Ray Appleton, and many more. This panel discussion will discuss the social, economic, and cultural factors that created this unique and fertile community, the teaching philosophy of the Crispus Attucks music educators, and the rise and fall of the Indiana Avenue scene due to the Civil Rights Movement and regional city development using historic recordings and visuals. CIVIL RIGHTS AND ACTIVISM ON RECORD Thursday, 10:15 am – 11:45 am – Session 1 RECORDS OF RESISTANCE: LISTENING TO THE ANTI-VIETNAM WAR GI MOVEMENT THROUGH THE PAREDON RECORD LABEL Jennie Williams, Indiana University This paper focuses on two albums of songs protesting the Vietnam War, recorded and released in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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