Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest. Along with esteemed illustrator Bryan Collier, Andrews has created a lively picture book autobiography about how he followed his dream of becoming a musician, despite...

When Esquire magazine planned an issue featuring American jazz in 1958, they decided to invite some of the most respected jazz musicians on the scene to participate. The result was one of the most captivating photographs in the history of jazz.

Jazz Jennings, star of the reality show "I Am Jazz", takes readers on a journey through her life as a transgender teen, from transitioning at the age of five, to becoming one of the youngest and most prominent voices for gender identity.

Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them?good.?Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star would step in to help. The inspiring, true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe was born - and how they worked...

Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.

The debut solo album from Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top guitarist/vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is a blend of Blues, Jazz, Latin and Rock, as Gibbons explores songs with a new backing band, The BFG's, who are a handpicked group of musicians selected for this unique outing.