Bird Lives!

For jazz pianist Evan Horne, things couldn't be better: His hand has healed, he's getting gigs at some of the Southern California clubs, and he's even been approached about a recording contract. He couldn't have planned it any better. What he never considered, though, was that a murderer was going to add some startling improvisations...

The dead sax player was someone many in the traditional jazz community wouldn't miss; he was, after all, just another Kenny G clone, someone capitalizing on ...