Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker: Books: Gary Giddins - Amazon.com I had a wonderful time reading this book. It's more of a *long* essay than it is a book. The writing is excellent, and there are lots of wonderful photographs interspersed within. I don't know if it really matters, but for what it's worth I read part of this book while sitting at a table at Birdland on 46th Street in NYC waiting for my favorite up and coming piano player, David Epstein, to return from break to play another set. I have three books by Gary Giddins and like him so much I'm going to buy more of his books. By coinicidence I saw a video recently on the life of Charlie Parker, and it used many of the same photographs that were used in this book. I am not aware of a tie in between the two products however. In conclusion, this book was enjoyable and Amazon.com: Celebrating Bird: The Triumph Of Charlie Parker (9780306808920): Gary Giddins: Books 0306808927acommp2_book_usedverygood_0306808927biographybirdcapocelebratingcharliegarygiddinsparkerpressthetriumph in Lifestyle > Music > Bookswith birdbirdlandbookburnscharlieessaygarygiddinsjazzkenmusicnovelparker
Erik Friedlander - Overview - allmusic.com Cellist Erik Friedlander grew up exposed to R&B and jazz since his father photographed many album covers for Atlantic during the '50s and '60s. During his childhood and high school years, Friedlander was involved in chamber groups, his school orchestra, and a local rock band. He enrolled at Columbia University in 1978 to pursue a music degree, but it wasn't until a year later, upon hearing and speaking with bassist Harvie Swartz, that Friedlander decided to become a professional musician. Shortly thereafter, he joined Swartz's quintet, and the group released Underneath It All on Gramavision. Cellist <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/erik-friedlander-p77811">Erik Friedlander</a> grew up exposed to R&B and jazz since his father … in Lifestyle > Musicwith bandcellistchambererikfriedlanderjazzlocalorchestrarock
Margo Jefferson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Margo Lillian Jefferson (born October 17, 1947) is a theatre critic at The New York Times. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University, where she graduated cum laude, and her MS from Columbia University. She became an associate editor at Newsweek in 1973 and stayed at the magazine until 1978. She then served as an assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at New York University from 1979 to 1983 and from 1989 to 1991. After that she taught at Columbia. She joined the NY Times in 1993 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.[1] She had started as a book reviewer.[2] 1947artsbachelorbrandeisburnscolumbiacumdocumentaryjazzjeffersonkenlaudem.smargonewnewsweekuniversityyork in Educational > Writing > Writerswith billieburnscriticeditoreducationalholidayjazzkentheatretimeswriterwriterswriting Note: She has also appeared on Ken Burns's Jazz (documentary)[3] as jazz is a subject she is interested in.[4] She is also working on two books concerning race and culture in America.[5] Have a look at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-6381573-0993434?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss ...more&index=books&field-author=Margo%20Jefferson