Jazz books

Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana. New Orleans'...  Read More >>

Ain’t But a Few of Us presents over two dozen candid dialogues with Black jazz critics and journalists who discuss...  Read More >>

Ain’t But a Few of Us presents over two dozen candid dialogues with Black jazz critics and journalists who discuss...  Read More >>

"""You can go home again, but it may be better to stick with memories."" Award-winning author, editor and broadcaster,...  Read More >>

"""You can go home again, but it may be better to stick with memories."" Award-winning author, editor and broadcaster,...  Read More >>

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Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music is Gerry Mulligan in his own words. This autobiography tells the story of...  Read More >>

"Playing Solo Jazz Piano is an essential new book for creative jazz pianists. The second edition adds two new chapters...  Read More >>

A Change of Heart, composed by Andrew Hanna, is a composition composed for a jazz-fusion trio featuring alto sax,...  Read More >>

Welcome to the second issue of Virtuoso Bass. This issue features the legendary Ron Carter on the cover. Carter...  Read More >>

John W. Bubbles was the ultimate song-and-dance man. A groundbreaking tap dancer, he provided inspiration to Fred...  Read More >>

John W. Bubbles was the ultimate song-and-dance man. A groundbreaking tap dancer, he provided inspiration to Fred...  Read More >>

John W. Bubbles was the ultimate song-and-dance man. A groundbreaking tap dancer, he provided inspiration to Fred...  Read More >>

Drawn from news accounts, archival material, interviews, and remembrances, to which the author had unique access,...  Read More >>

Provides the definitive biography of one of the most influential musicians of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and early ‘70s. Timothy...  Read More >>

You'll learn how to layer arpeggios you already know over dominant chords to access beautiful, interesting, and...  Read More >>

This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr. Michael J. Budds to the field of musicology,...  Read More >>

"Guitarists: Get on the Path to Musical Fluency ""Dennis Roberts' . . . approach follows a conceptual straight line...  Read More >>

ATTENTION GUITARISTS!! Improvisation is the art of composing in the moment with freedom of expression. Do you want...  Read More >>

This striking collection of jazz covers presents the designs that defined jazz, from the 1940s to the early 1990s....  Read More >>

The first comprehensive study of Albert Ayler, Holy Ghost offers a new awareness and appreciation of one of the...  Read More >>

Iconic guitar virtuoso Dr Martin Taylor shows you how to quickly master the basic bossa groove, then transform it...  Read More >>

The grievous loss of Stanley Crouch, one of America's most renowned intellectuals, is underscored by the posthumous...  Read More >>

The grievous loss of Stanley Crouch, one of America's most renowned intellectuals, is underscored by the posthumous...  Read More >>

Based on interviews, conversations, and observations drawn from extensive field research, Jazz in Contemporary China:...  Read More >>