Umney, C and Kretsos, L (2015) "That's the Experience": Passion, Work Precarity, and Life Transitions Among London Jazz Musicians. Work and Occupations, 42 (3). pp. 313-334. ISSN 0730-8884
Abstract
This article looks at early-career jazz musicians working in London. It links sociological literature on precarity and the life course with a more specific focus on the process of establishing a career in music. It shows how participants sought to embrace and sometimes even manufacture greater precarity in their working lives, and how they contextualized it as part of the life course. Their ability to manage precarity in this way, however, was greatly affected by structural factors, specifically socioeconomic background. Particular elements that are especially pronounced in creative work, such as the prominence of project-based employment and the importance of passion for the job, are important factors leading to the management and indefinite extension of these transitional periods.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Work and Occupations. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | creative work; jazz musicians; precarity; career paths |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2016 14:36 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2017 03:52 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0730888415573634 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0730888415573634 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92188 |