★ A children's popular science picture book about jazz music. It showcases the charm and color of jazz for young readers through a combination of text, illustrations, music, and video. It's a lifelong musical gift for every child, helping them understand and fall in love with music!
★ Created by a powerful team of over forty top-tier writers, illustrators, musicians, music producers, animation artists, and book designers, coming together to present this musical introductory picture book for children!
★ Features rich and vibrant illustrations, connecting knowledge through a story to showcase the diversity and kaleidoscopic nature of jazz. It leads children to follow the protagonist, Oliver, as he discovers "what jazz is." And of course, music can also help one gain friendship and love!
★ QR codes are included to listen to the musical pieces.
★ English translation samples available.

What exactly is jazz? Is it far away from us? Is it a feeling of "surprise"? Is it those fleeting "moments"?
This book tells the story of the protagonist, musician Oliver, who finally understands "what jazz is" through continuous exploration. Beyond music, he also discovers the true meaning of friendship and love. It will showcase the charm and color of jazz for children based on multiple dimensions including history, culture, and music.
Jazz is music for the body; it is air, passion, and also freedom...

Yu Jia'ao (Text / Composition)
Graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Boston University, USA. Later studied piano technology at the North Bennet Street School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in the USA, earning an Artist Diploma. As a Registered Piano Technician (RPT) with the Piano Technicians Guild, he has worked for the Juilliard School in New York, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood Music Festival.
Currently works at the Instrument Management Center of the Central Conservatory of Music. Co-founded the "Jazz Chinese Writing Society" website and the "Improvisation" WeChat public account. Other works have been published in "Music Map" (Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Cultural Development Foundation), "Olive Classical Music," "Digging Fire Network Journal," and "Popular Songs," among other publications.

Xiao Duzi (Illustrator)
Illustrator, artist, picture book creator.
Graduated with a degree in Illustration from the University of Brighton, UK. After returning to China, works as an independent art creator exploring illustration expression and artistic creation. Works have been published in the French magazine "Karbone Magazine - Instinct" and the Taiwanese publication "dpi Design Illustration." Works have been selected for the American Illustration AI42 (2023), the World Illustration Awards (UK, 2021), and Hiii Illustration (2021).
Has held solo exhibitions: "They talk to me" (2022), "Story" (2021), "Seeing the Unseen – Original Illustration Exhibition by Xiao Duzi" (2020), "Growth – Solo Hand-drawn Works Exhibition by Illustrator Xiao Duzi" (2018). Collaborative publishing projects include "Dubliners" and "The Red and the Black," and has published the illustrated book "Grandpa's Secret Theater."

Musicians Featured in the Audio Recordings:
Composition/Trumpet: Noah Hocker
Alto Saxophone: Nathaniel Gao
Piano: Sejin Bae
Double Bass: Chenhuai Wang
Percussion: Anthony Vanacore
Recording Engineer: Li Xuan
Distributor: FUGUE