Today is the official publication date of my book Why Jazz Happened (University of California Press). To celebrate, I'm starting a five-part video and text series to give JazzWax readers a taste of the book's content.
If you've already purchased a copy of the book, thank you from the bottom of my heart. If not, here's Part 1 of my video interview series to give you a feel for the book...
Why Jazz Happens breaks quite a bit of news—and I'll be touching on some of the highlights this week:
Tuesday—tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins talks about the origins of his jazz standard Airegin.
Wednesday—former Columbia Records producer George Avakian talks about the single reason why jazz was able to graduate to the 12-inch LP from the 10-inch version in the mid-'50s.
Thursday—The role that the harp played in John Coltrane's music in the '50s.
Friday—Gary Burton's take on the San Francisco rock scene in the late '60s.
A big JazzWax thanks to Fred Seibert, Mike Hamer and Zoë Barton.
Interview requests: marc@marcmyers.com
More info: Go here.
To buy: Go here.
