Bird’s Bar Mitzvah by Michael PevenA story about how I came to love jazz music and my encounters with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the great jazz musician Thelonious Monk as well as my confirmation many years later at Charlie Parkers grave in Blue Summit, MO. The front (color) side of the book features stories about my first experiences with jazz music leading up to the time I met Thelonious Monk (and he fell into my lap) and then my trip to see Charlie Parker's grave. It is