Kirk Byron Jones

The Spiritual Treasure of Jazz Kirk Byron Jones

Sometimes you find something wonderful you never knew you were searching for. "Jazz stirs the possibilities for creativity in the moment. Jazz is about the human character. Jazz is about feeling, not just about entertainment. Jazz is healing." --Herbie Hancock, Jazz Pianist and Composer The Spiritual Treasure of Jazz is a blessed bounty of reflections, scriptures, prayers, music playlists, and study questions (curiosity rhythms) created to be equally effective for personal and group exploration. The following chapters will charm and challenge you: Ella Fitzgerald: Ambushed by Grace Louis Armstrong: Joy on Joy in Joy Jimmy Scott: Faith in Time Mary Lou Williams: The Glory of an Open Heart Billie Holiday: Honesty, Heartache, and Wholeness John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Sarah Vaughan: The Majesty of a Light Touch Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Being Born Again and Again Kirk Whalum: Grace on Grace Cyrus Chestnut: Holy Outlandish Freedom Lizz Wright and Gregory Porter: Praise is a Game Changer! Terri Lyne Carrington: Jazz is a Spirit Written with faithful imagination and grace, The Spiritual Treasure of Jazz will help you and others explore and expand in ways you never thought possible, and, before you know it, swing in a most amazing spiritual sort of way!