A Cincinnati home for expectant mothers wins an injunction to prevent construction of a neighboring theater where jazz will be played, convincing a court that the music is dangerous to fetuses.

At more than 500 pages, the book is incomplete by necessity; there is no well-marked path, and the history is sometimes nebulous. However, as a map and as jazz music, it leads to unfamiliar places.

Another reminder — with live musical demonstrations on stage — is coming to Kiggins Theatre. As part of ... out to be a turning point in the history of jazz, Hawkins said.