I was at the Hollywood Bowl last night and at their store saw Baby Loves Jazz book series for babies and kids. So this morning I googled for them so I can get them for my Baby-Sprout who is due in 7 weeks, and want to share my findings with you. The ones I saw at the Hollywood Bowl store were books with accompanying CDs, but after today’s research I found that they also have the ones with just the music on CDs.

Here are the titles:

• On the Road (Baby Loves Jazz) (Book)
• Nursery Rhyme Jazz (Baby Loves Jazz) (Book)
• Louis Lion Sings Good Night: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Philly Joe Giraffe’s Jungle Jazz: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Miles the Crocodile Plays the Colors of Jazz: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Ella Elephant Scats Like That: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Duck Ellington Swings Through the Zoo: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Charlie Bird Count to the Beat: Baby Loves Jazz (Book)
• Mingus Mouse Plays Christmastime Jazz (Baby Loves Jazz) (Book)
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 1-2 (Audio CD)
• Baby Loves Jazz: Go Baby Go! (Audio CD)

I’ve been told that studying music develops a child’s brain. I’m conflicted on that opinion. Some of my best friends are musicians many of the are extremely smart and witty, others- not so much. Ah maybe we’ll just play that off to the unusually high amount of drugs the “not so muchers” did. Anyway, this place looks pretty neat, and their prices aren’t too bad. An 8 week course will cost you $225 which is like what $28 per session. They cover Piano, Guitar, Violin, drums and percussion. Their classes are designed to get your child some experience with a variety of instruments before they choose an emphasis. They also provide single instrument classes. If i was going to get my child lessons i would start with piano. My reasoning- it will give them a grasp of pitch. Also- if you have a piano at home- keep it tuned for your kid otherwise you’ll screw up their pitch for years to come.

Check out Music Stars & Masters

They are on the second floor next to Nordstrom

(310) 470-1400