Jazz and Conversation at Book Passage! March 23, 2013

Join Pam Belluck (New York Times staff writer and author of the recent book "Island Practice," which is in development for a television series) and Daniel J. Levitin (author of "This is Your Brain on Music" and "The World in Six Songs") for an evening of live jazz and lively discussion ranging from health and science to writing, music and the interconnections of these varied disciplines. Performing jazz with Belluck and Levitin will be the extraordinary San Francisco Jazz Quartet, led by pianist/composer/musicologist Nolan Gasser.

Pam Belluck has been a staff writer for the New York Times for more than fifteen years. She is currently a health and medical writer for the Times. Belluck has won several awards, a Knight Fellowship, and a Fulbright Scholarship, and is also an accomplished jazz flutist.

Daniel J. Levitin runs the Levitin Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communications. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he was a record producer with gold records to his credit and professional musician. He has published extensively in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.

Official Website: http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pam-belluck-daniel-levitin-evening-jazz-conversation