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Author
Series
Blue giant ; 5-6
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"At long last, Dai finally forms his own band. After months of practicing alone in Tokyo, Dai meets a brilliant pianist named Yukinori. In some ways, the two of them couldn't be more different: Dai's all about passion and inspiration, while Yukinori values perfect technique. It'll take some adjusting for Dai to appreciate Yukinori's feelings about music...and to find a third man for their group"--
Author
Series
Blue giant ; 3-4
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Dai is determined to become the best jazz player in the world, but dreams don't come easy--and a whole lot get broken on the way. While his music teacher Yui drills him relentlessly on technique and theory, Dai prepares to take his stand. Everyone at the school festival goes wild for rock and pop, but Dai takes the stage with tenor sax in hand. Does his solo jazz have what it takes to win over a hostile crowd?"--
Author
Series
Blue giant ; 9-10
Publisher
Random House Distribution childrens
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dai, Tamada, and Yukinori have taken their jazz trio to the next level as the opening act for a famous, established group. In front of their biggest audience yet, they face down a tepid crowd and condescending band by unleashing everything they've got. But even that victory isn't enough for Yukinori. He's always had his sights on the big time: So Blue, Tokyo's hottest jazz club. His first attempt to get the band on that stage ended in humiliation,...
Author
Series
Blue giant ; 7-8
Publisher
Random House Distribution childrens
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dai's band of teenage musicians finally has a name: "Jass," a throwback to the early days of jazz. They're pulling in crowds, too, winning their first-ever payday and the jealousy of an older band. But Yukinori isn't content just to play clubs. He's gothis sights set on the biggest venue in all of Tokyo, hoping to put them on the map with a sensational performance from a group of young unknowns. Yukinori may be a technical genius, and Dai may have...
Author
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of her: marry a Catholic man from her working-class neighborhood and have his children. However, when she finds herself pregnant after a fling with Joshua Levinson, a Jewish man with dreams of becoming a famous Jazz musician, Viv knows that a swift wedding is the only answer. Her only solace is that marrying Joshua will mean escaping her strict mother's scrutiny....
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Steven Boykey Sidley is an award-winning and multi-shortlisted novelist. His first novel, Entanglement won the UJ Debut Fiction Award and was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize and MNet Literary Award in South Africa. His second novel, Stepping Out was shortlisted for the UJ Main Fiction Award. Imperfect Solo is his third novel, and has been longlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize in South Africa and selected for Le Grand Livre...
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