Author
Andrew Bisset was particularly noted for his excellent book Black Roots White Flowers - A History of Jazz in Australia, which traces jazz influences and performances from the early days of visiting African American Vaudeville shows and Jazz Teas at the Tivoli, through to the year of publication - 1979.
As a follow-up to the book, he presented a ten part series on ABC Radio National in 1987 on the History of Australian Jazz up to World War Two.
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