Title: Traditional New Orleans jazz
Description: "About a century after its beginnings, traditional jazz remains the definitive music of New Orleans and an international hallmark of the city. The enduring sound and boundless energy of this American art form have produced a long list of jazz legends. From Lionel Ferbos?the city?s oldest working jazz musician?to Grammy winner Irvin Mayfield, the musical heritage of traditional jazz lives on through each player?s passion. In Traditional New Orleans Jazz, veteran jazz journalist Thomas Jacobsen discusses that legacy with Ferbos, Mayfield, and a who?s who of the present-day scene?s “trad jazz” players" --Cover, p. 4.
Subjects: Interviews, Jazz, Jazz musicians, History and criticism, Music, history and criticism, Jazz musicians, biography, Musicians, united states
Places: New Orleans, Louisiana