The Jazz Palace

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Boomtown Chicago, 1920sùa world of gangsters, musicians, and clubs. Young Benny Lehrman, born into a Jewish hat-making family, is expected to take over his fatherÆs business, but his true passion is pianoùespecially jazz. After dark, he sneaks down to the South Side to hear the bands play. One night he is asked to sit in with a group. His playing is first-rate. The trumpeter, a black man named Napoleon, becomes BennyÆs friend and musical collaborator. They are asked to play at a saloon Napoleon has christened The Jazz Palace. But NapoleonÆs main gig is at a mob establishment, which doesnÆt take kindly to their musicians freelancing . As Benny and Napoleon navigate the highs and the lows of the Jazz Age, a bond is forged between them that is as memorable as it is lasting. Morris brilliantly captures the dynamic atmosphere and dazzling music of an exceptional era.

• | Author: Mary Morris
• | Publisher: Anchor
• | Publication Date: Mar 08, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1101872861
• | ISBN-13: 9781101872864