In the book Blue like Jazz there is a couple of conversion stories I would like to talk about. The first one comes from Chapter 4....

On Friday, April 29, 2011, I went to see Spring Jazz Concert at Sophia B. Clarke Theater. Most of performers have great instrument skill and show...

Jazz music traces its origin to a mixture of West Africa and European musical elements (Hoiberg, 2002, p. 641). It is said that slaves from West...