Joachim-Ernst Berendt(1922–2000) was an internationally known authority on jazz and the author of more thannbsp;20 books. HisJazz Bookwas first published in 1952 and has been translated into many languages.Günther Huesmannstudied musicology, film and television, and pedagogy; a festival organizer and writer for jazz radio shows, he was responsible for the previous revision ofThe Jazz Book.