Media Release -- 1957 jazz pianist Dean Fontessa experiences his first rockabilly dance in in the free online magazine MuskegonOnline.NET this month only.
"Jazz: Cool Birth," the Xeric winning book from author/designer Gary Scott Beatty, is now available for preorder through September's Previews magazine under Aazurn Publishing at comic book shops. A murder mystery in the jazz bars of 1957, "Jazz: Cool Birth" features art and typography based on '50s album cover design.
Most wouldn't think an early '80s new wave front man and the leader of a nine piece jazz band in 1957 would have much in common, but writer/designer Gary Scott Beatty created created Xeric Foundation grant winner "Jazz: Cool Birth," a jazz club murder mystery, by pulling from his experiences and placing himself in the character of that '50s jazz piano man. The comic will appear next week in September's Previews comic book store preorder magazine under Aazurn Publishing.
Through study of album covers, television program title artwork, and common illustrations used in everything from health booklets to instruction manuals from the 1950s, author/designer Gary Scott Beatty created recent Xeric Foundation grant winner "Jazz: Cool Birth," a jazz club murder mystery. The comic will appear in September's Previews preorder magazine under Aazurn Publishing.

