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I
can't claim to be an expert on all of the music going on in
Detroit, but it is an amazing and underappriciated source of
music. Here are some ways to find out more:
Web
Sites
The Greystone Museum
(Jazz)
Here is
some basic info on Detroit
Techno from the Meta
Soul History of Electronica/DJ/Dance Page
This is
a link for Intuit-Solar
records, one of the important "booty-music" records (not responsible
for content).
Books
There are a number of great books about Motown:
Motown and
the Cultural Politics of Detroit by Suzanne Smith, Harvard
University Press
Motown:
The Golden Years by Bill Dahl, Krause Publications
Standing
in the Shadows of Motown : The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist
James Jamerson by various, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
(a great history of this amazing Bass player, comes with many
excellent transcriptions)
One Nation
Under a Groove : Motown and American Culture by Gerald Early,
Ecco Press
Here is
a great book about the legacy of Detroit Jazz:
Before Motown : A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60
by Lars Bjorn, Jim Gallert, Univ of Michigan Press
There is
also a great documentary about the "Funk Brothers"
(The Motown rhythm section), Standing the Shadows of Motown.
Summer
Music Festivals in Detroit
Concert
of Colors sponsered by ACCESS
and New Detroit, who
have a more up to date listing of the schedule.
Detroit
Electronic Music Festival (DEMF)- last year something like
1 million people came to this event
The
Detroit Jazz Festival- the largest free Jazz festival in
North America
There are
many, many other festivals so keep up with the Metro
Times to find out about them.
If you
have any other useful information, or links please let me know:
laith@ucla.edu.
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