"The soul of any country is housed in its appreciation for the arts. The arts are proof that your civilized, and like a pinch of cinnamon, sweetens the taste of life all the more. Though art is a luxury, in its absence exists an obscured relationship to humanity at its apex. And when political and social structures begin to fail, it is only through an understanding of the human interior that we can begin to repair the damage of soullessness.

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As MILES DAVIS once said, "Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around." It speaks across epochs and are an important legacy of some of our grandest achievements. From its inception, jazz has been the documentation of our struggles, defeats and conquests as a country.
As a barometer and thermometer for our well being, jazz is a vehicle through which mentality and spirituality can be developed.  It challenge us to distinguish what’s mature from the quantity over quality myth.

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Through the music of their minds, jazz musicians made the ultimate statements of humanity, evidenced by the ease with which it traverses cultures, countries and continents. THE BIG UNEASY" is a 138 page MUSICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, CULTURAL, and PICTORIAL Novella written, edited, designed, photographed and painted by VERNELL GARRETT. As the third and final installment of a trilogy of Coffee table Books, it is an artistic documentation of human struggle, defeat and conquests.

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DECEMBER 2017 •  ONLY @  BOOKSHOP

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