Meet the Author: James Kaplan
Three Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool
Thursday, September 5: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Live, In-Person & Live onZoom. Registration required for In-Person

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most iconic jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue.

3 Shades of Blue is James Kaplan’s magnificent account of the paths of the three giants to the mountaintop of 1959 and beyond. In it, Kaplan explores the astonishing creativity and strange hothouses that seem to produce it, examining the music, race, and the towns that gave jazz its home, from New Orleans and New York to Kansas City, Philadelphia, Chicago, and LA.

“James Kaplan once more combines his formidable skill as an electrifying storyteller of the history of American music with a true depth of understanding of the art form itself—this time through the eyes of three jazz legends. This book reads like music. Don’t miss it.”
— Seth MacFarlane,

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