Includes discography and index.
Foreword / by Richie Beirach
Preface / by Lewis Porter
Timeline
The delicacy of youth : beginnings
The call : I find music, it finds me
Breakaway : finding myself
Arrival : becoming an artist
The energy of the chance : going for it
Guided dream : playing with the masters
It's different out there : on the job with the Prince of Darkness
Beyond the line : my own world
Passages : the ups and downs
Turn it around : solidifying art and life
While we're on the subject : on others
Tomorrow's expectations : the legacy
Appendix I: Selected discography
Appendix II: Selected educational materials
Appendix III: Two compositions by Dave Liebman.
What it is : the life of a jazz artist by Dave Liebman. ISBN 9780810882034. Published by Scarecrow Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.