2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The History of Jazz Music as Viewed Through its Piano Tradition
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20K00160
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Jazz history / Jazz piano / Music history / African American studies |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This Kakenhi grant enabled me to complete two single-authored books in Japanese: (1) 『ジャズピアノ――その歴史から聴き方まで』(岩波書店、上下二巻、2023年10－11月（Jazz Piano: A History and Listening Guide, published in two volumes by Iwanami shoten, Oct./Nov. 2023); (2) 『ピアノトリオ――モダンジャズへの入り口』（岩波新書、2024年3月）(The Piano Trio: A Gateway to Modern Jazz, published by Iwanami shinsho, March 2024). The first book is a comprehensive study of the history of jazz piano from its origins in the late 19th century to the present day. In February 2024, this book was awarded 芸術選奨文部科学大臣賞（評論部門), an award given annually by the Minister of Education,Culture, Technology and Sports for work contributing to the arts during the previous year. The second book, aimed primarily at a general readership, is a briefer study of the jazz piano trio, surveying its origins in the 1930s through the present day.
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| Free Research Field |
Japanese culture; jazz studies
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
My two-volume study is, to my knowledge, the most thorough and comprehensive book on jazz piano history published in any language.
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