Towards a history of jazz in Greece in the interwar era
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v10i1-2.28405Keywords:
circulations, jazz, modern music, triangulationAbstract
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.
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–——(1932). ‘? ??????? ????????’ [Tomorrow’s opening]. 13 January: 2.
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——(1927b) 2 (June).
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——(1929c) ‘? ????? ??? ?????????? ???????? ????????’ [Old and new Athenian society]. Akropolis, 4 February: 4.
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——(1935) 11 (August): 8.
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——(1939b) [Untitled]. 46 (March): 15.
——(1939c) 51 (October): 24–25.
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Vrad (1938) ‘???? ???? ?????. ????-?????’ [A new dance. Bas-basa]. To Tragoudi 38 (April): 20–21.
Vradynos (1938) ‘???? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ???????? ??? ??????’ [Half an hour with the famous Gregor at Pallas]. To Tragoudi 40 (June): 8–9.
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–——(1932). ‘? ??????? ????????’ [Tomorrow’s opening]. 13 January: 2.
Alitheia (1873) ‘????? ???????’ [Café-Santour]. 3 July: 3.
Athinai (1911) ‘??????? ??? ????????. ?????????? ???? ???????????’ [Music and song. Discussion with artists]. 27 August.
Eleutheron Vima (1924) ‘???? ??? ?? ???????’ [About theater]. 1 August: 2.
Ethnos (1927) ‘????????? ???????’ [Dancing week]. 3 March: 3.
Ethnos (1937) ‘?? ??????? ?????? ???????????’ [Indecent gramophone discs]. 29 November: 6.
Filomousos (1949) ‘???? ?????????… ??????? ?????? ??? ?????????? ??????????’ [A non-declared war… between popular and European song]. To Monterno Tragoudi 43 (August). Reprinted in Kostas Vlisidis (2006) ?????? ??????? ??? ?? ????????? (1929–1959) [Rare texts about rebetiko (1929–1959)]. Athens: Ekdoseis tou Eikostou Protou: 156–57.
Kalomoiris, Manolis (1947) ‘?? “?????????’ ??? ?? ‘?????”’ [‘Rebetika’ and ‘tangos’]. Ethnos, 8 January 1947. Reprinted in Kostas Vlisidis (2006) ?????? ??????? ??? ?? ????????? (1929–1959) [Rare texts about rebetiko (1929–1959)]. Athens: Ekdoseis tou Eikostou Protou: 126–27.
Krinaios, Pavlos (1949) ‘???? ?????????… ??????? ??????????? ??? ??????’ [A non-declared war… between bouzouki and piano]. Vradyni, 8 July. Reprinted in Kostas Vlisidis (2006) ?????? ??????? ??? ?? ????????? (1929–1959) [Rare texts about rebetiko (1929–1959)]. Athens: Ekdoseis tou Eikostou Protou: 149–52.
Lalaouni, Alexandra (1940) ‘??????? ????????—?????????—?????????—?????????????’ [Popular Music—maestros—composers—singers]. Vradyni, 14 October: 2–3.
Mitsakis, Mihail (1887) ‘????????? ???????’ [Athenian Pages]. Estia 595/23 (24 May): 337–42.
Mousika Xronika (1928) ‘? ?????????? ??? ???? ??? ?????????????’ [Teaching jazz in the Conservatories]. 1 (April): 28.
Mousiki Anthodesmi (1927a) 1 (May).
——(1927b) 2 (June).
Mousikos Kosmos (1935) ‘??? ???????? ???’ [From our job]. 1 (January): 2.
Paliggenesia (1871) [Untitled]. 27 April: 3.
Rabagas (1886) ‘? ???? ???????????’ [People enjoy themselves]. 27 July.
Savvaim (1938) ‘??????? ??????????? ???? ????????????????’ [Greek artists at Constantinople]. To Tragoudi 37 (February–March): 20–21.
——(1939) ‘????? ??? ???????????. ? ????? ??? ??????’ [Words of carnival. The role of the mask]. To Tragoudi 46 (March): 23.
Snob (1936) ‘?? ?? ?????????’ [What we are going to dance]. To Tragoudi 24 (November): 25.
Synadinos, Th. N. (1929a) ‘? ????? ??? ?????????? ???????? ????????’ [Old and new Athenian society]. Akropolis, 1 February: 4.
——(1929b) ‘? ????? ??? ?????????? ???????? ????????’ [Old and new Athenian society]. Akropolis, 2 February: 4.
——(1929c) ‘? ????? ??? ?????????? ???????? ????????’ [Old and new Athenian society]. Akropolis, 4 February: 4.
Syndromitis (1939) ‘?? ??????????. ????? ????????? ??? ???? ??????????’ [The radiophone. Some advice for the interpreters]. To Tragoudi 48 (June–July): 23.
Th. D-is (1931) ‘???? ?????? ???????????’ [New gramophone records]. Mousiki Zoi 5 (February): 117.
To Elliniko Tragoudi (1942) 4 (September): 10–11.
To Tragoudi (1934a) 4 (October): 14.
To Tragoudi (1934b) 6 (December): 8.
——(1935) 11 (August): 8.
——(1938a) ‘????????. ? ????????????? ????? ??? ????-?????’ [Gregor. The strangest master of the jazz-band]. 37 (February–March): 14.
——(1938b) [Untitled]. 44 (November–December): 29.
——(1939a) ‘?? 12 ?????? ??? ????????’ [The 12 years of Tragoudi]. 45 (January): 6.
——(1939b) [Untitled]. 46 (March): 15.
——(1939c) 51 (October): 24–25.
Trovadouros (1922) ‘?? ?????? ??????? ???????’ [The light lyrical theater]. Mousiki Epitheorisi 1/7 (April): 13.
Veta, My (1954) ‘??? ?????????? ??? ??? ????????? ? ???????? ?????????…’ [The crucial combat between rebetiko and modern]. Athinaiki, 29 May. Reprinted in Kostas Vlisidis (2006) ?????? ??????? ??? ?? ????????? (1929–1959) [Rare texts about rebetiko (1929–1959)]. Athens: Ekdoseis tou Eikostou Protou: 195–98.
Vrad (1938) ‘???? ???? ?????. ????-?????’ [A new dance. Bas-basa]. To Tragoudi 38 (April): 20–21.
Vradynos (1938) ‘???? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ???????? ??? ??????’ [Half an hour with the famous Gregor at Pallas]. To Tragoudi 40 (June): 8–9.
Vuillermoz, Emile (1929) ‘?????? ???????? ??? ????’ [Vital elements of jazz]. Mousika Xronika 9-10 (December–January): 251–53.
Published
2016-07-25
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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
