Most jazz historians give short shrift to the Buckeye state, regarding
as a go-through rather than a go-to place. However, the fact is jazz has
been practiced in Ohio and with a vengeance. For 30 years, these authors
have been researching and documenting the history of music, particularly
jazz in Ohio. Their 1999 exhibit at the Ohio Historical Society, Jazz
Ohio ran for twelve months before portions of it moved to the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame. The exhibit inspired the book, and much of what you
will read here has never been brought together in one place before and
it may well change the way you think about jazz. And Ohio.