Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Jazz Appreciation Month
King of ragtime : the story of Scott Joplin
Costanza, Stephen, author.
This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime mu... More
¡Mambo mucho mambo! : the dance that crossed color lines
Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.
"Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto ... More
Sonny Rollins plays the bridge
Golio, Gary, author.
"Jazz icon Sonny Rollins found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors c... More
Jazz for lunch
Dapier, Jarrett, author.
After lunch at a very crowded jazz cafe, a boy and his Auntie Nina are inspired to create a feast o... More
The cosmo-biography of Sun Ra : the sound of joy is enlightening
Raschka, Christopher, author, illustrator.
A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity... More
Lookin' for Bird in the big city
Burleigh, Robert.
A fictionalized account of the time when, as a teen-age music student, trumpeter Miles Davis spent ... More
John Coltrane's Giant steps
Raschka, Christopher, author.
John Coltrane's musical composition is performed by a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a ... More
This Jazz Man
Ehrhardt, Karen.
Presents an introduction to jazz and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the tradi... More
Jazz
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014.
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music. ... More
Jazz baby
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
A group of children move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat. ... More
This Jazz Man
Ehrhardt, Karen.
Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the... More
Rent party jazz
Miller, William, 1959-
When Sonny's mother loses her job in New Orleans during the Depression, Smilin' Jack, a j... More
Jazz Age Josephine
Winter, Jonah, 1962-
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregate... More
Ella : Queen of Jazz
Hancocks, Helen, author, illustrator.
The inspiring, true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe... More
Louis Armstrong : jazz legend
Collins, Terry (Terry Lee)
"Describes the life of Louis Armstrong, focusing on his rise as a pop-culture icon"--Prov... More
How Jelly Roll Morton invented jazz
Winter, Jonah, 1962- author.
"In this unusual ... picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, .... More
Django : [world's greatest jazz guitarist]
Christensen, Bonnie.
Born into a travelling gypsy family, young Django Reinhardt taught himself guitar at an early age. ... More
Jazz day the making of a famous photograph
Swenar, Ryan, producer.
What happens when you invite as many jazz musicians as you can to pose for a photo in 1950s Harlem?... More
Mama Mable's all-gal big band jazz extravaganza!
Sieg, Annie, author, illustrator.
Creative nonfiction story about Mama Mable's racially integrated, all-female band travels the ... More
Birth of the cool : how jazz great Miles Davis found his sound
Berman, Kathleen Cornell, author.
Explores the childhood and early career of the noted jazz trumpeter who gained fame performing at t... More
Sonny's bridge : jazz legend Sonny Rollins finds his groove
Wittenstein, Barry, author.
"Sonny Rollins is one of the most prolific sax players in the history of jazz, but in 1959, at... More
Born to swing : Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz
Rockliff, Mara, author.
Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church... More
Struttin' with some barbecue : Lil Hardin Armstrong becomes the first lady of jazz
Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- author.
"This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the earl... More
Nina : jazz legend and civil-rights activist Nina Simone
Brière-Haquet, Alice, 1979- author.
With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to Nina Simon... More
Jazz day : the making of a famous photograph
Orgill, Roxane, author.
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer ... More
Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson : taking the stage as the first black and white jazz band in history
Cline-Ransome, Lesa.
Celebrates the first widely seen integrated jazz performance: the debut of the Benny Goodman quarte... More
Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson taking the stage as the first black-and-white jazz band in history
Cline-Ransome, Lesa.
Brought together by the love of playing jazz music, Teddy Wilson And Benny Goodman broke the color ... More
Before John was a jazz giant : a song of John Coltrane
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interprete... More
Ella's big chance : a Jazz-Age Cinderella
Hughes, Shirley, 1927-
In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsom... More
Stompin' at the Savoy : how Chick Webb became the king of drums
Donohue, Moira Rose, author.
"Though a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry "... More
Who was Duke Ellington?
Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.), 1978- author.
"A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the histori... More
Making their voices heard : the inspiring friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
Kirkfield, Vivian, author.
Ella and Marilyn. On the outside, you couldn't find two girls who looked more different. But o... More
Double bass blues
Loney, Andrea J., author.
After school orchestra practice, young Nic carries his double bass through rough neighborhoods to h... More
The 5 O'clock Band
Andrews, Troy, author.
After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it m... More
Ella Fitzgerald
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.
Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom ... More
Strange fruit : Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song
Golio, Gary, author.
Silence. That was the response at Cafe Society the first time Billie Holiday performed a song calle... More
Trombone Shorty
Andrews, Troy, author.
"Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews... More
Just a lucky so and so the story of Louis Armstrong
Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
This joyful tribute to Louis Armstrong tells the story of the virtuoso musician and buoyant persona... More
Just a lucky so and so : the story of Louis Armstrong
Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
"Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Althoug... More
Oscar lives next door : a story inspired by Oscar Peterson's childhood
Farmer, Bonnie, 1959- author.
"Long before Oscar became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet.... More
Trombone Shorty
Andrews, Troy, author.
Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got h... More
Swing sisters : the story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Deans, Karen, author.
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Little Melba and her big trombone
Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- author.
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played... More
Sugar Hill : Harlem's historic neighborhood
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Rhyming text celebrates the Harlem neighborhood that successful African Americans first called home... More
Hey, Charleston! : the true story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Rockwell, Anne F.
"What happened when a former slave took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of or... More
Mister and Lady Day : Billie Holiday and the dog who loved her
Novesky, Amy.
Discusses American Jazz singer Billie Holiday and her dogs, especially her pet boxer, Mister. ... More
Spirit seeker : John Coltrane's musical journey
Golio, Gary.
Tells the story of the legendary jazz musician, from his deeply religious childhood to his career a... More
Skit-scat raggedy cat : Ella Fitzgerald
Orgill, Roxane.
Follows the beloved American jazz singer's rise to fame, describing the difficult historical a... More
The little piano girl
Ingalls, Ann.
A child prodigy at the piano sprinkles her music with a little jazz. Based on the life of the twent... More
Sweethearts of rhythm : the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in the world
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-
A look at a 1940's all-female jazz band, that originated from a boarding school in Mississippi... More
Cool Daddy Rat
Crow, Kristyn.
A young rat hides in his father's bass case and tags along as he plays and scats around the bi... More
Piano starts here : the young Art Tatum
Parker, Robert Andrew.
The story of the young Art Tatum, who became one of the all-time greats of jazz piano. ... More
Stompin' at the Savoy
Campbell, Bebe Moore, 1950-2006.
On the night of her jazz dance recital Mindy feels too nervous to go, until a magical drum whisks h... More
Sweet music in Harlem
Taylor, Debbie A., 1955-
C.J., who aspires to be as great a jazz musician as his uncle, searches for Uncle Click's hat ... More
Bebop Express
Panahi, H. L. (Heather L.)
A rollicking rhythmic express train takes passengers on a jazzy journey that celebrates the United ... More
Ella Fitzgerald, the tale of a vocal virtuosa
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe",... More
The jazzy alphabet
Shahan, Sherry.
The jazzy alphabet boogies and sings, making hot, cool, pizzazzy street-jammin' jazz. ... More