If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs' Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the...
Jazz musicians
-
Author:McDonough, Yona ZeldisSummary: - Author:Desjardins, MarieSummary:
Hongrois d’origine, fils d’un violoniste éleveur de chevaux, Vic est l’enfant doué du jazz. Musicien, arrangeur, chef d’orchestre et compositeur, il a joué aux côtés de Miles Davis, d’Oscar Peterson, de Sammy Davis, de Michel Legrand. A...
- Author:Kay, JackieSummary:
The death of famous jazz musician Joss Moody brings to light a dark secret--one that leaves his adopted son Colman searching for answers, and his wife Millie fleeing for the solitude of a remote Scottish village.
- Author:Andrews, TroySummary:
The stunning story and exquisite illustrations in this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book can now be savored along with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reading the words and playing his trumpet in this...
-
Author:Harvey, BrianSummary:Frank Ryan navigates the unfamiliar culture and structure of Tokyo.
- Author:Harvey, BrianSummary:
Piano tuner and jazz musician Frank Ryan is in Japan teaching bored housewives how to play piano. Then he gets a gig in a trendy underground bar and ends up ensnared with a young woman with a grudge and the crime boss who owns the bar....
-
Author:Summary: - Author:Penelope, LeslyeSummary:
A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Summary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Marshall, PauleSummary:
In 1949, jazz pianist Sonny-Rhett Payne leaves New York for Paris, where he will be free from racism and his family's disapproval of his music. Three decades later, Sonny's grandson comes to New York for a memorial concert. On the...
-
Author:Park, JeffSummary:This striking volume effortlessly draws the reader in, exhaling the vitality of music greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Miles Davis and many more. Here is a book for both jazz fans and poetry readers as it pays...
- Author:Bley, Paul, Lee, DavidSummary:
Paul Bley was barely into his twenties when he left Montreal for New York City, yet he had already played with Charlie Parker and subbed for Oscar Peterson at the Alberta Lounge. The piano prodigy had been leading his own bands in...
Pages
