What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist

by Dave Liebman

Book Overview

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 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810888998
• ISBN13: 9780810888999
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher