num_pages: 194
description: The winner of an ASCAP award in the field of music writing presents a fervent argument for the continuing role of jazz music in today's culture, sustained by players' tradition and brilliance, despite the death knell critics have sounded since its birth.
language: English
title: Blues Up and Down: Jazz in Our Time
titlecomplete: Blues Up and Down: Jazz in Our Time
genres: Music, Jazz
ratings_count: 7
publisher: St Martins Pr