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Jawbone Press is a leading independent music book publisher based in London and San Francisco.

JAWBONE was launched in 2007 by the team behind many best-selling Backbeat and Thunder Bay titles, including How To Write Songs On Guitar, Beatles Gear, Totally Guitar, and The Piano Handbook. As well as publishing its own books, Jawbone continues to produce Backbeat-branded books for Hal Leonard.

"Jawbone [are] an energetic new imprint specialising in books about music." The Guardian



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Jack Bruce Crouch End Event | 03 February 2010

We have so many exciting things lined up for the publicity of our new Jack Bruce biography Composing Himself, including a spot on the hallowed Radio 4 arts show Front Row in March, but more on that and other radio and TV appearances nearer the time.
The book launch will be an event at our regular venue, the excellent gallery at the top of Crouch End library in North London. Author Harry Shapiro will be showing some very rare films of Jack at work on stage and vintage TV interviews, talking about Jack's career and answering questions. And believe us when we say that Harry knows more about Jack Bruce's musical career than Jack Bruce himself.


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New Titles From Jawbone For 2010 | 07 January 2010

Happy New Year Everyone!

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Well Done Bill Bruford + New Events | 19 December 2009

Bill will be presenting a non-drumming 'Evening with Bill Bruford', based on his book, at Jagz Club, Station Hill, Ascot, Berkshire on January 28th at 7.30 pm. Details here. Tickets are available from DrumWright Ltd, 4 Loddon Vale Centre, Hurricane Way, Woodley, Berks RG5 4UL Phone: 01189 441418 Fax: 01189 441918: email enquiries@drumwright.co.uk.

Bill's book is one of The Guardian's 'best books of the year': http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/19/music-books-2009-roundup


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