Jazz West 1945-1985: The A-Z Guide to West Coast Jazz Music

Honoring the people who have kept American Jazz alive in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia for forty years since its resurgence in popularity after World War II. The bands, the musicians, the jazzclubs and jazz festivals - all are alphabetically listed in this handy 288-page reference. * More than 2400 individual listings with personal data - years and places of birth, vocations, band affiliations etc. * More than 400 jazz bands, with years of extancy, personnel and discographies. * More than 150 photographs of musicians, bands and aficionados. * 44 jazz organizations, with addresses and principal data. * 25 notable jazz festivals, with dates and featured performers. * Personal remembrances from those who were there. One and one-half years of research provides the only book of its kind covering a heretofore overlooked important part of the American music scene.