Stephanie Stein Crease is the first to fully tell Webb’s story in her biography, Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America…The book’s entire introduction is excerpted here. (featuring the art of Jennylynd James) The Sunday Poem “Jazz Within Me” by Jerrice Baptiste Book Excerpt “Chick” Webb was one of the first virtuoso drummers in jazz and an innovative bandleader dubbed the “Savoy King,” who reigned at Harlem’s world-famous Savoy Ballroom. Like all previous volumes, the beauty of this edition is not solely evident in the general excellence of the published works it also rests in the hearts of the individuals from diverse backgrounds who possess a mutual desire to reveal their life experiences and interactions with the music, its character, and its culture. In This Issue The Spring, 2023 collection of jazz poetry is the 14th edition published on Jerry Jazz Musician since the fall of 2019, when the concept was initiated.
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