The Jazzmen, How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America

By Shelley Irwin

Published May 29, 2024 at 10:46 AM EDT

Author Larry Tye paints a vivid and immersive portrait of the birth of jazz and more.

As heard on this morning’s Morning Edition, we continue a conversation with Author Larry Tye, author of The Jazzmen, How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America. Tye paints a vivid and immersive portrait of the birth of jazz and more.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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