The most popular and acclaimed jazz musician and composer of his generation, Wynton Marsalis has brought jazz back to the centre stage in world music. Winning the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Music has made him the first jazz composer to win this high distinction, one that has been awarded exclusively to classical composers for the past five decades. In this beautiful book Wynton Marsalis lays down his instruments and picks up his pen to capture the smoky intimacy of the late-night jazz club scene.