Jazz Space Detroit (signed)

Decades of Detroit’s rich legacy of Black music, Jazz and dance from the 20th century is captured within 80 pages brimming with iconic photographs by Barbara Weinberg Barefield and narrative by noted author/historian Herb Boyd — plus a new prologue and epilogue by Detroit writer Larry Gabriel.

Detroit has long been considered the epicenter and one of the premier incubators for Jazz, Blues and creative music. It is the home or adopted home of scores of musicians, including Marcus Belgrave, Roy Brooks, Yusef Lateef, Elvin Jones, Kenny Burrell, Wendell Harrison, Harold McKinney, Charles McPherson, Donald Byrd, Sippie Wallace, Betty Carter, Terry Pollard, Ursula Walker, Faruq Z. Bey, Sun Ra, A. Spencer Barefield, Regina Carter, Geri Allen, James Carter, and many more.

Jazz Space Detroit preserves and elevates this legacy by illuminating a vibrant slice of American culture through more than 140 intimate photographs, portraits, and first-hand insights.

Praise for Jazz Space Detroit

“Herb Boyd is the dean of Detroit jazz history. He writes about the music with unbridled passion and rare insight. Together with his wonderful text and Barbara Barefield’s beautiful photos, the reissue and expansion of JAZZ SPACE DETROIT is cause for celebration.”

—David Ritz
Author, “Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye” and “Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin”

“The 1970s and 1980s were exciting times for dance in Detroit, Michigan. Barbara Barefield and Herb Boyd’s work documents the era with passion, beauty and historical significance. It is of the greatest importance that the work and creativity of so many gifted artists be archived in this manner. Their work not only displays the individual artistry of the featured musicians and dancers, it also demonstrates the connectivity of a generation of multi-disciplinary artists. I am honored to have been represented in the original publication as well as this new version.”

—Carole Morisseau
Visual artist, Fulbright Hays Fellow, educator, Founder/Director of Detroit City Dance Company

“It’s a beautiful thing to have Barbara Barefield and Herb Boyd’s historic work calledJazz Space Detroit returning to print after many years. Following on the pioneering work of the great photographer Leni Sinclair, Barbara captured many important images of Detroit musicians who would otherwise have gone undocumented, and Herb Boyd’s text illuminates the city’s musical history with grace and rare intelligence. Larry Gabriel’s commentary for the new edition adds another dimension to the importance of this work.”

—John Sinclair
Poet, bard, journalist, award-winning radio broadcaster,
record and concert producer, bandleader, educator

This special edition and of Jazz Space Detroit was printed in an edition of 1500 copies.

Signed copies by the photographer are available.

$ 24.95