Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life

very good reading, and helpful!

This made me want to listen to the recommended songs and albums to learn more about jazz music. It would be interesting to hear an audio CD with the music playing concurrently with the text.

Wynton Marsalis isn't just another pretty musical face - he's a serious thinker who offers up a connection between music - specifically jazz and the blues - and living. Along the way, he comments on race relations in the US and Europe, and - entirely in passing - the joy and value of community. A brilliant book that will start you thinking in new categories - much...more

Wynton Marsalis isn't just another pretty musical face - he's a serious thinker who offers up a connection between music - specifically jazz and the blues - and living. Along the way, he comments on race relations in the US and Europe, and - entirely in passing - the joy and value of community. A brilliant book that will start you thinking in new categories - much like jazz!!   hide

There's a lot to get out of this book that is beyond Jazz. Highly recommended.