Harold Battiste, Jr., with co-author Karen Celestan, deliver a heartbreaking and honest memoir of the highs and lows of his life as an acclaimed jazz musician and music educator. Battiste served as an ambassador for New Orleans jazz from coast to coast, elevating the careers of Sonny & Cher, Dr. John, Sam Cooke, Cannonball Adderley, the O'Jays, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, among others.
