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What It Is - The Life of a Jazz Artist (Paperback)
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What It Is - The Life of a Jazz Artist (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Jazz
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Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz.
Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones,
he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader,
composer, author, and educator. In addition to his recent
recognition as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, he
has received the Order of Arts and Letters from France and holds an
honorary doctorate from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland.
He has mentored many of today's most notable young jazz musicians
worldwide and is a prolific writer on jazz. In What It Is: The Life
of a Jazz Artist, friend, pianist, and noted jazz scholar Lewis
Porter conducts a series of in-depth interviews with Liebman, who
discusses his professional, personal, and musical relationships
with Davis and Jones, as well as such notable musicians as Chick
Corea, Richie Beirach, Michael and Randy Brecker, and many others.
Through the interviews, Liebman discusses such personal matters as
contracting polio as a child and the difficulties it caused as an
adult during his rise as a jazz musician. He offers insights into
the life of jazz performers of his generation, particularly the
tumultuous period of the 1960s and 1970s. The book also features
rare photos from Liebman's personal collection. A fascinating and
witty storyteller, Liebman's stories in What It Is will appeal to
jazz fans and scholars by providing a firsthand look into the
creative life of one of America's leading jazz musicians.
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