Motor City Music: A Detroiter Looks Back

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Join us for a talk by Mark Slobin, where he will be discussing his recently published Motor City Music: A Detroiter Looks Back (Oxford University Press, 2018). Motor City Music examines the melting pot of musical life throughout Detroit. By analyzing the diverse pool (Jewish, African American, Southern white) of musical tradition throughout Michigan’s cultural capital, Slobin masterfully combines scholarship, interviews, and archival sources to craft a cohesive picture of the sonic heartbeat of the city.

About the Author

Mark Slobin is an ethnomusicologist who has written award-winning books on East European Jewish music, from immigrants and cantors to klezmers. He is the Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Emeritus at Wesleyan University, a member the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Foundation for Jewish Culture.