Here is the real story of Latin jazz - the perfect combination of Afro-Cuban beats and jazz sounds that energizes audiences like no other music. Published in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, this fully bilingual book traces the roots and routes of Latin jazz from its early beginnings to its worldwide popularity today. With a rich narrative history, fresh interviews with the greats, and more than 100 rare images, Latin Jazz is the definitive celebration of this exciting musical fusion.

PAUL FERNANDEZ is professor of social sciences at the University of California at Irvine and an expert on U.S. / Latin American cultural relations. Curator of the SITES exhibition Latin Jazz, he has written widely on Cuban music and Latin jazz.

With a foreword by Andy González, preface by Robert Farris Thompson, and an afterword by Al McKibbon.

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