The interest in Jazz is surging and Jazz Friends is proof of that. Jazz Friends has launched this Kickstarter page to help raise money to preserve and promote this truly American art form called “Jazz”, while they produce the first interactive E Book for Jazz.

They’ve approached Shelly Liebowitz of SRI Jazz about building an interactive e book for IPAD’s and tablets. Uniting interactive e book technology with the foundations of Jazz presents a new way to look at Jazz legends.

They need your help to raise $50,000 for the project. Depending on the amount of your donation you’ll receive various perks.

• Pledge $20 or more

  Free download code for the interactive ebook “Sublime Ecstasy”, A Jazz Retrospective. Lost and forgotten recordings with the likes of Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, and Dizzy Gillespie.

• Pledge $25 or more

  Free download code above plus your name will appear in “Sublime Ecstasy”, A Jazz Retrospective, thanking you for helping to make this project possible.

• Pledge $50 or more

  Everything above plus CD albums of three female artists featured in the interactive book. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. Ella Fitzgerald sings: Flying Home , Lemon Drop, Mr. Paganini, How High The Moon, Old Mother Hubbard, There’s a Small Hotel, Robin’s Nest, As You Desire Me, Thou Swell, Starlit Hour, Sing Song Swing Dizzy Gillespie & Sarah Vaughan present: Rhumbpo Concerto, Study n Soulphony, Three Hearts Love Me Or Leave Me Body And Soul Ooh Pa Pa Dah Cool Ya Koo Billie Holiday is featured in a CD of “Songs and Conversations”. Including rare rehearsal takes, we hear the behind the scenes chatter along with her distinct voice.

• Pledge $100 or more

  Everything above plus CD copies of three male artists featured in the interactive book. Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland perform: Some Day You’ll Be Sorry, Washington & Lee Swing, Bye And Bye, Avalon, Sweethearts On Parade, New Orleans, Bourbon Street Parade, South, Dixie, Back O’ Town Blues, Sheik of Araby, That’s A Plenty, Limehouse Blues, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Nat King Cole Trio, performs: If You Can Smile And Say Yes, Miss Thing, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Paper Moon, Scotchin’ With The Soda, Stop! The Red Light Is On, Sweet Lorraine, That Ain’t Right, This Will Make You Laugh, Yes Sir, That’s My Baby. Frank Sinatra is presented with in his youthful NBC days when he preformed on “The Phillip Morris Hour”

• Pledge $150 or more

  Everything above plus you will receive a printed version of the book, (may be delivered separately). You are also entitled to make a 250 word contribution about Jazz to the book. This contribution will be included in the Jazz “Man on Street” section. Your contribution may be about how Jazz impacted your life, or the life of a loved one. The subject matter may also be about a time you attended a Jazz concert or even met a Jazz luminary. Your words will be included within both the electronic and printed version. May be edited for content.

• Pledge $1,000 or more

  You and a friend will be invited to attend a Gala in Los Angeles. Bring your book for signatures from luminaries of the music world.

• Pledge $10,000 or more

  I am a professional musician and in addition to everything above I want my recorded cover of a Jazz song included in the e version of “Sublime Ecstasy”, in the new artist section.

Here is the link to Kickstarter. Go grab your perk!

J*

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