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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 14: World War II and Jazz

Jazz has produced an impressive number of gifted child musicians. In this edition, David J. Rife writes about stories whose theme is World War II and jazz

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 13: Child Prodigies

Jazz has produced an impressive number of gifted child musicians. In this edition, David J. Rife writes about stories whose theme is child prodigies

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 12: The influence of Billie Holiday in the literature of jazz

In this edition, Rife writes about the influence of Billie Holiday in several short stories and novels.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 11: “Chick” and “Hen” Lit

In this edition, Rife writes about the “chicks” (energetic women, attractive, and open to experience) and “hens” (older women who have either buried or lost a loved one, and who seem content with their lives) who are at the center of stories with jazz within its theme.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 10: The “Queering of Jazz Fiction”

In this edition, Rife writes about the “queering” of jazz fiction, examples of which are described in the five books/short stories he reviews.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 9: “Heroic Quests”

In this edition, Rife writes about the “quest” theme in contemporary jazz fiction, where long-lost instruments and rumored recordings take the place of more dramatic artifacts like the Holy Grail.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 8: “Jazz’s International Influence”

In this edition, Rife writes about jazz novels and short stories that feature stories about jazz music’s international influence.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 7: “Women, by Women”

In this edition, Rife writes about jazz novels and short stories that feature stories about women, written by women.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 6: “Mystery, Mayhem, Music”

In this edition, Rife writes about jazz novels and short stories that feature a theme of “mystery.”

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 5: “Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime”

In this edition, Rife writes about three novels/short fiction that include stories about Scott Joplin, the primary forerunner and significant influencer of jazz.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 4: “Jazz, Dancing, Nightclubs: A Bonded Culture”

In this fourth edition featuring excerpts from his book, Rife writes about five novels/short fiction that include stories about the interconnected cultures of jazz, dancing and nightclubs.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 3: “Louis Armstrong”

In this third edition featuring excerpts from his book, Rife writes about four novels/short fiction that include stories involving Louis Armstrong.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – Vol. 2: “Fathers in Jazz Fiction”

In this edition, Rife writes about four novels/short stories that include stories involving relationships between fathers and children.

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Excerpts from David Rife’s Jazz Fiction: Take Two – (Vol. 1)

David Rife’s essay/reviews about jazz-themed novels and stories. In this edition, Rife writes of three novels that explore challenges of the mother/daughter relationship.

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