Jazz helps lift America's spirits during the early years of the Depression as the sale of records boom and jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are at the top of their form.

In the mid-1930s, white musicians start to make important advances in jazz, even conducting black orchestras.

The definitive account of Louis Armstrong--his life and legacy--during the most creative period of his career. Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago's music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. A trumpet virtuoso, seductive crooner, and consummate entertainer, Armstrong laid the foundation for the future of jazz with his stylistic innovations,...

It's the Roaring Twenties and jazz is flourishing everywhere in America.

Jazz divides into cool and hot, traditional and modern, inthe decade after World War II.

By the 1960s, rock and roll is the musical phenomena and jazz drifts into the avant-garde, often used as a form of social protest.

Written during the months before his death, Miller tells his inspiring story, sharing lessons--painful as well as joyful lessons--he has learned from his experiences. Includes a moving foreword by Utah Jazz great John Stockton and an epilogue written by Gail Miller, Larry's wife.

Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings--named one of "The 25 most influential teens" of the year by Time--shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.