The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra presented Season Press with a fantastic opportunity to bring a children’s book to life! The KSO contracted the self-publishing consulting firm to write a children’s book that would be put to music by jazz great Branford Marsalis. The book Jammin’ in Kalamazoo debuted at the KSO’s annual Musical Storytime on September 19 at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo.
More than 1,000 local music and book fans came out to hear Marsalis along with native musician Edward Callahan. The books were read by Von Washington Jr., executive director of the Kalamazoo Promise.
This is just one example of how a community brings books to life!