Towards a history of jazz in Greece in the interwar era

Authors

  • Panagiota Anagnostou Institut d'Histoire Culturelle Européenne Lunéville, Sciences Po Bordeaux

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v10i1-2.28405

Keywords:

circulations, jazz, modern music, triangulation

Abstract

The article examines the production, diffusion and reception of jazz in Greece in the interwar era. By examining various press articles, radio programmes and theatre booklets, it reveals unknown aspects of its history and brings into light forgotten sources of the past. It analyses issues of categorization, namely ‘modern’ and ‘popular’ music, the role of Greek theatrical composers, different musical circulations from France and Germany, as well as triangulation effects passing through Italy and Turkey. A certain attention is attributed to the term jazz and its meaning in interwar Greece and some interpretation of its relative oblivion is attempted.

Author Biography

  • Panagiota Anagnostou, Institut d'Histoire Culturelle Européenne Lunéville, Sciences Po Bordeaux

    Panagiota Anagnostou is an Associate Researcher at the Institute of European Cultural History, Lunéville, France. She studied sociology and political science. Her research focuses on political sociology, namely identity and memory configurations through popular music. She presented her PhD dissertation on Greek popular music (19th–20th centuries), entitled ‘The Representations of the Greek Society through the Rebetiko’ (supervised by Denis-Constant Martin) at the Institute of Political Science of Bordeaux in 2011. Henceforth, she participated in different research networks. She is interested in migrants’ musical practices as political expression and participation.

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Published

2016-07-25

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Articles

How to Cite

Anagnostou, P. (2016). Towards a history of jazz in Greece in the interwar era. Jazz Research Journal, 10(1-2), 54-74. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v10i1-2.28405