What it is : the life of a jazz artist / Dave Liebman in conversation with with Lewis Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liebman, Dave.

Contributor:

Porter, Lewis, 1951-

Series:

Studies in jazz ; no. 66.

Studies in jazz ; 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liebman, Dave--Interviews.

Liebman, Dave.

Jazz musicians--United States--Interviews.

Jazz musicians.

Saxophonists--United States--Interviews.

Saxophonists.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

United States.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xxii, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Summary:

Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known from performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, author, and educator. In What It Is: Conversations with Jazz Artist Dave Liebman, 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 notable musicians, as well as such personal matters as contracting polio as a child. Featuring rare photos from Liebman's personal collection, this fascinating and witty story will not only appeal to jazz fans and scholars, but also to those readers interested in the story of how a young man would follow his dream to become one of the leading jazz artists of our time.

Notes:

Includes discography and index.

ISBN:

9780810882034

0810882035

9780810882546

081088254X

OCLC:

744300488