Article Title：Jazz, space and labor: Mixed media aestheticization of work songs in Jason Moran's STAGED
Abstract：
Pianist and composer Jason Moran's multimedia project STAGED debuted at the 2015 Venice Biennale and was later expanded for an exhibition at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Its centerpieces are three sculptures: life-size replicas of stages from venues now closed. Live performances occur on the stages within the galleries that host the exhibition, and recorded sound plays when performers are absent. These stages originally appeared in the Savoy Ballroom, a major social dancing hub, the Three Deuces, a small club associated with early bebop, and Slugs', a haven for free jazz. Through the mixture of musical genres and historical eras created on both sonic and visual levels, Moran transforms the notion of a single thread of jazz history progressing through time from folk and popular culture toward high art into a web that elevates everyday forms while questioning assumptions about the freedom and autonomy of highbrow forms.
Keywords: Jason Moran; African-American art; Savoy Ballroom; Three Deuces; Slugs' Saloon; Angola Prison
DOI: 10.1558/jazz.37803
Source：JAZZ RESEARCH JOURNAL
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