Jazz musicians in Portugal: profiles, contexts and the development of taste

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the sociodemographic profiles and relational spaces of contemporary Portuguese jazz musicians. To this end, we conducted and analyzed 45 semi-directive interviews with musicians and musicians from the field of jazz in Portugal. We intend to demonstrate the predominance of a strongly urban, educated and specialized artistic-relational profile, despite persisting professional instability, gender, ethnic and social class inequalities. We also show the primacy of secondary socializations in the constitution of the taste for jazz.