jazz from detroit by Mark Stryker

Hardcover
342 pgs.
Univ. of Michigan Press, Publ.
Illustrated

Deeply researched and expertly rendered, "Jazz from Detroit" provides an authoritative account of the city's almost matchless contribution to the history of jazz. This is an insightful and highly entertaining document that profiles some of the most iconic figures in jazz, and provides a window into every aspect of how Detroit came to be one of the major centers of modern American musical research.