Check it out

Born in America and enjoyed worldwide. April is Jazz Appreciation Month and new to the library is the book What is this Thing Called Jazz by Eric Porter.

This new title examines several crucial moments in the history of jazz: the formative years of the 1920s and 1930s; the emergence of bebop; the political and experimental projects of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s; and the debates surrounding Jazz at Lincoln Center under the direction of Wynton Marsalis.

Swing on by the library and check out What is this Thing Called Jazz, call number ML3508 .P67 2002, currently available in the New Books Area of the library for a 4-week check out.

Book review by Tony McGee, SWC Librarian