"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--

"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and is an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color"--

Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952, and began playing alto saxophone as a child. His father, tenor saxophonist Tony "Big T" Lovano, schooled young Joe in jazz dynamics and interpretation, and regularly exposed him to the live performances of international jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Ammons, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. In this special set filmed for Solos The Jazz Sessions, Lovano uses a variety of horns and gongs to wind his...

This 2008 film by George Manney is an intimate profile of the world's first jazz bagpipe player, Philadelphia musician Rufus Harley. The video interweaves a rare interview with Harley in his home together with insights, memories, and commentary from family, friends, and celebrated musicians-including Kenneth Gamble, Laurie Anderson, Stephen Caldwell, Joel Dorn, Odean Pope, Byard Lancaster, Tommy Conwell, Robert "Stewkey" Antoni, Charlie Gracie, David...

Dr. Billy Taylor has done as much as any living musician to advance the acceptance of jazz as the indigenous American art form. A classically trained composer and pianist, Taylor may be the most persuasive music educator in the United States. At the piano, Taylor traces with wit and charm his creative development and growing youthful awareness of the jazz form in enlarging musical boundaries. For Taylor, jazz is life and he makes clear its influence...

A look at the life and times of the African American musician and "ambassador of jazz" who introduced the world to "bebop."

"A Child's Introduction to Jazz explores the rich history of jazz music, including profiles of famous musicians like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday. Written by A Child's Introduction to African American History author Jabari Asim, the book includes downloadable links throughout, to allow kids to listen along to the instruments and musical flair of jazz"--

Shorty explores New Orleans for answers and inspiration.

Meet Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most influential jazz singers of all time! New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the inspirational life of the First Lady of Song, from her early singing days on the streets of Harlem, to her success as a jazz legend, with the message: 'It's not where you come from, but where you're going that counts.' With stylish and quirky illustrations and a facts and...

The musical journey that began in the dance halls, saloons, and street parades of New Orleans in the early years of the 20th century continues, and shows no signs of slowing down.