Jabari Asim discusses A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ

Please join us on Saturday, February 11th at 2pm as Jabari Asim reads from and discusses his latest children's book, A Child's Introduction to Jazz. All ages are welcome! We'll hear from Jabari, listen to some jazz, and have a swinging good time! Sponsored by Newton Community Pride as part of their Black History Month celebrations!

Get ready to groove with A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, an interactive journey into one of the richest and most soulful music genres in the world. Listen while you learn with QR codes that will connect you to the instruments and musical flair of jazz.

Jabari Asim is currently the Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow and Professor at Emerson College. He is both the Graduate Program Director of the MFA program and the Program Director for the James Baldwin Writers Colony. He will continue to hold these positions as he also joins Celadon Books as Literary Acquisitions Advisor. Jabari Asim is the author of seven books for adults, most recently the novel Yonder, and has written twelve books for children, including A Child's Introduction to African American History, Preaching to the Chickens, Whose Toes Are Those, and Me and Muhammad Ali.