Outputs (3)

The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2013, November). The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place. Paper presented at Jazz Talks: 1st university of Aveiro jazz conference

This paper examines the interdependencies and frictions between the creators and the promoters of jazz in the city of Edinburgh, UK. In providing a platform for the delivery of the cultural message of jazz (in all its many guises), the promoter wal... Read More about The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place..

Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration (2013)
Thesis
Medbøe, H. Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6124

This study focuses on three albums of original music performed and recorded by the author as the leader of the Haftor Medbøe Group and released variously by Linn Records and Fabrikant Records between 2006 and 2010. Through the prisms of historiogr... Read More about Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration.

Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2013, April). Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. Paper presented at Rhythm Changes 2013

Debate over origin and authenticity aside, the musical language of jazz is today spoken and understood amongst a diversity of communities the world over. Standard repertoire, evolved formal structures, and aesthetic tenets provide a lingua franca sup... Read More about Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular..