Product Description
Griot is defined as a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa. This rich heritage inspired trumpeter, composer, bandleader, author, and 32 Bar Blues Voice of the Art Jeremy Pelt to seek out generations of amazing Black storytellers of America’s indigenous music, Jazz, and record their stories for the benefit of present and future generations.
Through a special partnership with Jeremy and The Jazz Foundation of America, we’re thrilled to offer his Griot books as a special 5-volume set. A great gift and must-have for any jazz fan, the collection includes more than 70 candid interviews with musicians such as Kenny Barron, Paul West, Esparanza Spalding, Ralph Peterson Jr., Wayne Shorter, Bertha Hope, Wynton Marsalis, Tia Fuller, Robert Glasper, and Ambrose Akinmusire – as well as 32BB Voices Lakecia Benjamin, Christian McBride, Eric Reed and George Coleman.
As The New York Times stated in a recent feature about Jeremy and Griot, “Jazz literature is filled with artist interviews conducted by journalists and critics, but examples of musicians speaking with their peers on the record are relatively rare.” Reinforced by shared experience, trust and camaraderie, these conversations run deep and insightful.
With gratitude to Jeremy for these beautiful and important books, we’re donating all profits received from their sale to the JFA’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund.
Volume V of each set is signed by the author.
