Blue beautiful creatures ” —USA Today

” —USA Today

Unable to read it herself

and emotional suffering that outdid the indescribable physical pain

Now four years have passed

a time of opportunity and lawlessness

Blue beautiful creatures ” —USA TodayOnce a thriving body of innovative and fluid music, jazz is now the victim of destructive professional and artistic forces, says Eric Nisenson. Corruption by marketers, appropriation by the mainstream, superficial media portrayal, and sheer lack of skill have all contributed to the demise of this venerable art form. Nisenson persuasively describes how the entire jazz industry is controlled by a select cadre with a choke hold on the most vital