Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of jazz. Never again confuse your corn with your jam, your mouldy fig with your funky smelly, or your hep with your hip. Bask in the admiration of your fellow enthusiasts as you explain the difference between bebop and hard bop, and pronounce confidently about the provenance of the word 'jazz' (and indeed, 'boogie').
Author Biography
Paul Barnes took up the trumpet at the age of 11, and while at art school he played in the Weary City Stompers (WC, for short). He has worked as a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today, The World at One, and Woman's Hour, among others, and continues to dispense his blend of rhythm and rhubarb weekly - some say weakly - on the BBC radio programme The Late Paul Barnes.
