Lew Shaw

Jazz Beat Encore Lew Shaw

Even in a time of constant change, Classic Jazz is alive and well and continues to be relevant in today's musical environment. "Classic" is defined as "serving as a standard; an enduring example; always revered and never obsolete; a treasured art form that secures its future by honoring its past."In JAZZ BEAT ENCORE, More Notes on Classic Jazz, veteran jazz journalist Lew Shaw takes the reader along as he travels his jazz beat and presents a group of contemporary musicians who have interesting and reflective stories to tell that can only broaden a jazz fan's appreciation of what it's like to make music for a living as well as gain a better understanding of what is happening on the band stand. The 43 profiles in JAZZ BEAT ENCORE are a representative cross-section of today's music makers: