Robert Reisner
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Died January 1, 1996
Also known as: Robert George Reisner, Robert G. Reisner
8 books
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Robert George Reisner was a writer, humorist, and jazz fan. He wrote the biography of the jazz musician Charlie Parker, “Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker," taught jazz history at Brooklyn College, created the Institute for Jazz Studies, and taught a course in graffiti at the New School. He was a jazz critic for The Village Voice.
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Bird
Sophie Cunningham, S. L. A. Marshall, Zetta Elliott, DK Publishing, Robert Reisner, Moira Butterfield, National Audubon Society, Angela Johnson, Crystal Chan
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Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.