Cultural Historian, Educator & Author of The Jazz Barn John Gennari
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series featuring cultural historian, educator, and author John Gennari.
We dive into his 2025 book The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life.
Dr. Gennari is a Professor of English and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Vermont and an American Studies–trained U.S. cultural historian specializing in jazz and popular music, race and ethnicity, Italian American culture, food, sports, and cultural criticism. He is also the author of the 2017 book Flavor and Soul: Italian America at Its…
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