A Grammy-nominated headliner for the New Orleans Jazz Fest describes his childhood in Tremé and how he came to be a bandleader by age six.

Presents a rhythmic tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and their creation of bebop

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."

A child prodigy at the piano sprinkles her music with a little jazz. Based on the life of the twentieth-century jazz musician, Mary Lou Williams.

"An autobiography of one of the towering figures of contemporary American music and a powerful meditation on history, race, capitalism and art"--

A biographical portrait of the childhood and early career of jazz legend Miles Davis finds him developing his personal voice in his home and while attending Juilliard before appearing in the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. A first picture book.

Biography of a poor boy from New Orleans who became a jazz musician who is beloved around the world.

"A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it"--

A Grammy-nominated headliner for the New Orleans Jazz Fest describes his childhood in Tremé and how he came to be a bandleader by age six. Yī wèi huòdé gé lái měi tímíng de xīn ào'ěrliáng juéshì yīnyuè jié tóutiáo xīnwén jiǎngshùle tā zài Tremé de tóngnián yǐjí tā rúhé zài 6 suì shí chéngwéi yī míng yuèduì lǐngduì.