In Crossing Bar Lines: The Politics and Practices of Black Musical Space James Gordon Williams reframes the nature and purpose of jazz improvisation to illuminate the cultural work being done by five creative musicians between 2005 and 2019. The political thought of five African American improvisers—trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Ambrose Akinmusire, drummers Billy Higgins and Terri Lyne Carrington, and pianist Andrew Hill—is documented through insightful, multilayered case studies that make explicit how these musicians articulate their positionality in broader society. Informed by Black feminist thought, these case studies unite around the theory of Black musical space that comes from the lived experiences of African Americans as they improvise through daily life. The central argument builds upon the idea of space-making and the geographic imagination in Black Geographies theory. Williams considers how these musicians interface with contemporary social movements like Black Lives Matter, build alternative institutional models that challenge gender imbalance in improvisation culture, and practice improvisation as joyful affirmation of Black value and mobility. Both Terence Blanchard and Ambrose Akinmusire innovate musical strategies to address systemic violence. Billy Higgins’s performance is discussed through the framework of breath to understand his politics of inclusive space. Terri Lyne Carrington confronts patriarchy in jazz culture through her Social Science music project. The work of Andrew Hill is examined through the context of his street theory, revealing his political stance on performance and pedagogy. All readers will be elevated by this innovative and timely book that speaks to issues that continue to shape the lives of African Americans today.

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Parallel Computing Deals With The Topics Of Current Interests In Parallel Processing Architectures (Synchronous Parallel Architectures). The Synchronous Model Of Parallel Processing Is Based On Two Orthogonal Fundamental Ideas, Viz.,1. Temporal Parallelism (Pipeline Processing), And2. Spatial Parallelism (Simd Parallel Processing).This Book Is Devoted To An Indepth Treatment Of Both Of The Above Ideas. The Primary Goal Here Is To Provide A Deeper Understanding Of The Ideas And Principles Involved And Not The Description Of Machines Which Could Be Found Elsewhere. The Material Presented In This Book Has Evolved Through The Advanced Courses Taught By The Author In Architecture And Parallel Processing. A One Semester Advanced Course Can Be Planned Employing The Material From This Book, Supplemented By The Papers Of Current Interests From Current Technical Literature.

Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.