(Paperback)

Is jazz a universal idiom or is it an African-American art form Although whites have been playing jazz almost since it first developed, the history of jazz has been forged by a series of African-American artists whose styles caught the interest of their musical generation--masters such as Louis Arm

(Hardback)

Is jazz a universal idiom or is it an African-American art form The author, himself a jazz composer, performer and author of several books on jazz and Latin music, sets out to encourage jazz lovers to take a rhetoric-free look at the charged issue of race as it has affected the world of jazz.

(Hardback)

Speaking from firsthand experience, founding figures of Latin music in the United States present unique insights into the Afro-Cuban experience within the Latin musical community.

Adding to the musicians' stories, Gerard provides a history of relations between Cubans, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans in the Latin music community.