Jazz Baby - Austin Coe

Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford is a fun and colorful children's book about jazz music. The book is full of riffs, rhythms, and freedom of jazz. It talks about different styles and their characteristics. It also depicts several different instruments that are common in jazz ensembles. The story is written in a way that it has a very jazzy beat as you read the story. This would make it great for introducing the style of jazz to young elementary musicians who are just starting to learn all the different genres of music. It will teach them the types of rhythms used in jazz and the common types of instrumentation used in it. The book also has beautifully colored pictures that would make it perfect for younger student's.