The Parisian Jazz Chronicles by Mike Zwerin

The Parisian Jazz Chronicles by Mike Zwerin

"Jazz musicians are by nature secret agents, meaning as they travel and perform throughout the world, they observe and take notes. . all to be digested and used for source material in their art. Zwerin does just that, examining everything from language to the music and all of life in between. His observations on the differences between French and American culture warrant the price of admission, not to mention his insights into Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, and other notables. Zwerin takes you for a ride that is informative, entertaining, and as hip as it gets."—David Liebman, jazz saxophonist

“Mike Zwerin’s insider’s take on the musician’s life follows Miles Davis in knowing what notes not to play: he sees everything, and says just enough. Zwerin has written inimitably for decades, and this book raises his work to new expressive heights. The clear-eyed, bleakly honest closing chapters lead to an earned, effervescent, ultra-Parisian turnaround and climax a stylish ramble through the obliquities of hip intercontinental life. A masterly take on cosmopolitan culture in our time.”—Rafi Zabor, author of The Bear Comes Home and I,Wabenzi

 “Mike has lived it and played it with the best. His transatlantic home has a rather beautiful and complicated relationship with jazz. Let this great journalist be your guide.”—Robert Wyatt, musician

Mike Zwerin has been a music columnist for the International Herald Tribune since 1979, and, since 2005, for Bloomberg News. A world-class trombonist, he has played with Miles Davis, Earl Hines, Eric Dolphy, and other jazz legends.