Cañon City Public Library

"From blues to bop, swing to hip-hop, a hundred years of music, musicians, singers and styles"--Cover.

The discovery of a set of black-and-white photograph negatives has sent Annie Dawson searching for answers to why they were secreted away behind the portrait of her grandparents...The negatives hearken back to the heyday of the jazz scene in New York City in the late 1940s. Obviously of professional quality, the negatives lead Annie down a mysterious pathway as she and her friends from the Hook and Needle Club track down how Annie's grandparents are...

Traces the origins of jazz, examining its unique rhythmic improvisation, instrumentation, scat singing, changing styles, and prominent musicians.

This book presents information on warmup exercises; cool-down routines; breakdancing, hip-hop dancing which has grown out of breakdancing; modern tap dancing; and a form of jazz dancing called "street jazz."

"A Child's Introduction to Jazz explores the rich history of jazz music, including profiles of famous musicians like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Written by A Child's Introduction to African American History author Jabari Asim, the book includes downloadable links throughout, to allow kids to listen along to the instruments and musical flair of jazz"--