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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn't own a good camera, didn't know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone. Could he pull it off? In a captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into the frame of Harlem...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband ... Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene"
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Excited to cover a jazz concert for the paper, Kit instead finds herself playing detective once pranks threaten to cancel the show, a trumpet goes missing, and she is accused of theft.
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