Her books included biographies of Louis Amstrong, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald. She had a particular interest in women in jazz, and her 1995 Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists was well received.
She also wrote The Best Guided Walking Tours to New York City and such children's biographies as Pocahantas: Young Peacemaker, Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer, and Gloria Estefan: Pop Sensation.
Featuring a book and lyrics by Mac and music by Matt Ray, the celebratory musical imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates.
The Lincoln Center Theater production features a libretto by playwright Lynn Nottage and a score by Ricky Ian Gordon.
Audra McDonald, Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and more will host the PBS broadcasts.
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