W. Royal Stokes

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W. Royal Stokes (* 1930 in Washington, DC ) is an American classical philologist , ancient historian , radio presenter and jazz writer.

Live and act

Stokes grew up in Washington; in his parents' house was the jazz club Villa Bea in the 1940s . He was introduced to jazz through his brother's shellac records; In 1947 he attended a concert by Louis Armstrong . He studied classical philology at the University of Washington, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees; In 1965 he received his doctorate from Yale University on Homeric speech formulas. Until 1969 he was professor at the University of Pittsburgh , Tufts University , Brock University and the University of Colorado for Ancient Greek , Latin Language and Literature, and Ancient History . He then left academic operations and returned to his hometown; There he worked from 1972 to 1987 as a radio presenter for the radio stations WGTB and WPFW ( Pacifica Radio ).

From 1978 to 1986 Stokes wrote jazz reviews for the Washington Post ; he also wrote for JazzTimes , whose editor he was from 1988 to 1990. He was then editor of Jazz Notes , the quarterly magazine of the Jazz Journalists Association , of which he is a founding member. In addition, he wrote a number of books on the history of jazz , including two books with interviews, and from 1988 the liner notes for jazz albums and others. a. by Count Basie , Cecil Bridgewater , Jaki Byard , Benny Golson , Hal Galper , Paul Motian , Buell Neidlinger , Sun Ra, and Phil Woods . In 2010 he donated his archive to the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archive of the University of the District of Columbia . In 2014 he received the Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement from the Jazz Journalists Association.

Publications (selection)

  • The Jazz Scene: An Informal History from New Orleans to 1990 . Oxford University Press, 1991
  • Swing Era New York: The Jazz Photographs of Charles Peterson . Temple University Press, 1994
  • Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz . Oxford University Press, 2000
  • Growing Up With Jazz: Twenty-Four Musicians Talk About Their Lives and Careers . Oxford University Press, 2005

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Studies on Homeric Formulas
  2. ↑ http: //news.allaboutjazz.Pacifica  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Radio / w-royal-stokes-donates-collection-to-the-felix-e-grant-jazz-archives.php # .VCpDdldXMZl@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / news.allaboutjazz.pacifica  
  3. ↑ http://www.jjajazzawards.org/p/2014-nominees.html
personal data
SURNAME Stokes, W. Royal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American classical philologist, ancient historian, radio presenter and jazz writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC