Transfigured New York: interviews with experimental artists and musicians, 1980-1990

Introduction

Part I. The Founding Theorists : Influential Figures of Contemporary Thought and Music Composition. John Cage ; La Monte Young

Part II. The Materials Scientists : Pioneers of Tape and Electronic Music. David Behrman ; Alvin Curran ; Mario Davidovsky ; Otto Luening ; Roger Reynolds ; Pril Smiley ; Morton Subotnick ; Joan Tower ; Vladimir Ussachevsky

Part III. The Composers : Notable Contributors of Contemporary Musical Repertoire. Anthony Davis ; David Diamond ; Jacob Druckman ; Lukas Foss ; Philip Glass ; Steve Reich

Part IV. The Iconoclasts : Eccentric Thought-Provoking Performers. Kelvyn Bell ; Jean Paul Bourelly

Glenn Branca

Fred Frith

Wayne Horvitz

Part V. The Vocalists : Experimenters of the with Voice and Words.

Laurie Anderson

Joan La Barbara

Part VI. The Dissenters : Modern Jazz Innovators. ; Andrew Cyrille ; Bill Frisell ; Ronald Shannon Jackson ; Evan Parker

Part VII. The Popular Avant-Garde : Pop Idiom Crossovers. Living Colour ; Peter Gordon and Arthur Russell ; John Lurie ; Andy Partridge

Part VIII. The Global Nomads : International Superstars Who Affected of Western Thought. Baaba Maal ; Astor Piazzolla ; Ravi Shankar

Part IX. The Performance Artists : More Than a Canvas : Art Meets Movement. Eric Bogosian ; David Harrington ; Bill T. Jones ; Margaret Leng Tan ; Michel Waisvisz.