The two Simones at Montreux

Authors

  • Rashida K Braggs Williams College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.20551

Keywords:

Nina Simone, Racism, Anti-black Violence, Jazz, Liberation

Abstract

This article weaves Nina Simone’s 1976 concert and Lisa Simone’s 2016 concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival with the author’s life experiences. Despite multiple shifts between historical period and person, attention to the dangers of racism and the hope for liberation persist throughout the festival experience.

Author Biography

  • Rashida K Braggs, Williams College

    Rashida K. Braggs is Associate Professor in Africana Studies and affiliate faculty in Comparative Literature at Williams College. Her book Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music and Migration in Post-World War II Paris investigates migratory experiences of African American jazz musicians in 1946–1963 Paris. Her work has also been published in such journals as Jazz and Culture, The Journal of Popular Music, The Black Scholar and Nottingham French Studies. Braggs is also a scholar-performer, who acts, sings, dances, and writes and performs spoken word poetry.

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Published

2022-12-20

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1-2 (2022): Special Issue: What If...? Speculative Histories of Jazz

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Braggs, R. K. (2022). The two Simones at Montreux. Jazz Research Journal, 15(1-2), 126–131. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.20551