Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 2 is a major contribution for jazz educators and leaders. This much anticipated successor to the acclaimed first book in this series provides insights of today's top jazz educators and performers as well as invaluable analyses of the best repertoire published for jazz ensembles, from developing to advanced levels.

This companion 3-CD set contains premier recordings of 31 of the most significant works for developing, intermediate, and advanced jazz band that were ever composed. For more information about each piece, as well as conducting insights, refer to the book Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 2 (GIA Publications, Inc., G-9031), compiled and edited by Richard Miles, selections by Ronald Carter, with additional contributions from Randy Brecker, Robert Knatt, Thara Memory, and Rodney Whitaker.