Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than two dozen in-depth profiles of remark

The history of Detroit jazz comes alive with remarkable photographs, advertisements, and interviews

Heaven Was Detroit is a comprehensive collection of essays on the long history of Detroit music by some of America's best-known music writers.

Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction An electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggle

The richness of Detroit’s music history has by now been well established. We know all about Motown, the MC5, and Iggy and the Stooges. We also know about the