John Szwed

John F. Szwed (born 1936) is an Adjunct Senior Research Scholar in the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University where he previously served as the Center's Director and Professor of Music and Jazz Studies. He is the author of many books on jazz and American music, including studies of Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Alan Lomax and Billie Holiday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Szwed