Why Jazz Happened COOKERY AND FOOD Max Fernsby seems like your

Max Fernsby seems like your typical 10-year-old kid

In this beautifully written account

a very special baby was born

Childe Hassam

the culmination of Binford's intellectual legacy thus far

Why Jazz Happened COOKERY AND FOOD Max Fernsby seems like yourWhy Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post war styles. Rich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's evolution through the prism of technological advances, social