"No art can survive without an understanding of, and dedication to, the values envisioned by its creators. No culture over time has existed without a belief system to sustain its survival. Black music
Following in the footsteps of renowned authors like Alain Locke, Harold Cruse, and Amiri Baraka,Black Notes: Essays of A Musician Writing in A Post-Album Age, takes as its mission an important aesthet
Banfield (humanities and fine arts, U. of St. Thomas, Minnesota) spent four and a half years personally interviewing black American composers whose careers together span seven decades. The conversatio
Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry
In this collection of essays, interviews, and profiles, William Banfield reflects on his life as a musician and educator, weaving together pieces of cultural criticism that pay homage to artists who h
