The Jazz Omnibus

"I was going to write that The Jazz Omnibus is essential for your library, but then I realized that The Jazz Omnibus really is a library. It serves a tasty range of sharp writing . . . You will spend many happy years thinking about what you have read in this book."

-A. B. Spellman, poet, author, critic, namesake of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy

"The Jazz Omnibus is the most entertaining, illuminating anthology of its kind to appear in this century. It honors the ongoing liveliness of jazz and its devoted commentariat . . . Almost every facet of jazz writing is represented, all of it united by the cool breeze of honest enthusiasm."

-Gary Giddins, critic and biographer, named an NEA Jazz Master in 2025

"Jazz is experiencing something of a new golden age. As The Jazz Omnibus makes clear, the same can be said for the state of jazz journalism. If you love this music and those who write about it as much as I do, you will not be able to put this indispensable anthology down."

-Ricky Riccardi, Louis Armstrong House Museum Director of Research Collections and Grammy-winning author

"The Jazz Omnibus gathers exciting writing and photos by a diverse group of contributors about the music and musicians we call jazz, and so much more. Readers are sure to savor it, returning to a favorite piece or discovering a new writer or artist. Either way, it's a wonder."

-Farah Jasmine Griffin, author, In Search of a Beautiful Freedom, Professor, English and African American Studies, Columbia University

"What a gift to all of us from the members of the Jazz Journalist Association. The Jazz Omnibus project takes us on a journey through jazz history with new visual and written perspectives by no less than 90 contributing jazz media experts. This is bound to be an invaluable resource for jazz lovers, educators, students, musicians, audiences, supporters - hop on the bus, you won't regret it."

-Monika Herzig, Jazz Pianist/ Composer/ Author/ Professor of Artistic Research, Jam Music Lab University, Vienna