jazz

Chronicles the birth and death of cool as a cultural concept, examining the psychological underpinnings of coolness, discussing the cool worldview, and looking at the reasons why people stopped aspiring to be cool in the 1990s.

Readers learn about jazz bands and the participants in them.

A history of American popular music, telling the story of how ragtime, jazz, and blues edged out more traditional genres in the years between 1843 and 1924, and identifying some of the performers who contributed to the hot music movement.

A collection of critical essays on jazz that examine the creative process, the impact the jazz culture had on African-American artists and musicians, and the careers of John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, and other jazz musicians of the 1960s.

Collects "Ghosts" and "A Good Night for Ghosts" in which Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz.".

Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz.".

A brief A-Z illustrated history of jazz and jazz musicians.

A Brazilian cricket named Zaz travels from her homeland to the Swing Cafe? jazz club in Manhattan where she delivers a performance of a lifetime. Includes a CD with classic recordings by jazz legends mentioned in the story.

Describes the lives and artistry of some of the best-known jazz pianists, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music.

Using archival footage, historic photographs, filmed performances, and recorded interviews with musicians and historians, this ten part documentary series explores the history of jazz and its influence on American music.