About the Author

Chan Parker was born in New York City and now lives on a farm in Champmotteux, France. In addition to her many roles in the American jazz scene, she has been a dancer, housewife, lyricist, and writer. She is the author of To Bird with Love.

Reviews

My Life in E-flat is a remarkable memoir of a woman who witnessed some of the most important movements in the history of jazz.-- "McCormick Messenger"

Yet this is also a book of much charm and dignity, one that finds a center and a refuge in a world of hurt. Her accounts of Parker, Woods, and other musicians are sharply etched and evocative, and add much to what we know of these masters.-- "Jazziz"