Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State

The history of jazz is largely the story of a few key cities-none in Ohio. As a result, most jazz historians give short shift to the Buckeye State, regarding it as a go-through rather than a go-to place. However, the fact is that jazz has been practiced in Ohio and with a vengeance. For thirty years, these authors have been researching and documenting the history of music, particularly jazz in Ohio. Their 1999 "Jazz Ohio!" exhibit at the Ohio Historical Society ran for twelve months before ...