Steinberger

Writer and musician, Jim Reilly, studied both jazz guitar and journalism in college and has spent the past 20 years or so combining those two loves. “I see music and writing as different expressions of the same creative impulse,” he says. “Music lives in the moment – writing captures that moment and gives it form and shape.” Currently living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as a musician, Jim is equally at home on guitar, bass, or Chapman Stick. As a writer, he has done promotional work for other artists and music companies, written for CBC Radio One, and had features published many music magazines. This is his third book, joining The Bass Player and StickMan: The Story of Emmett Chapman and the Instrument He Created as explorations of how the creative impulse manifests itself through unconventional heroes. For more information, please see www.jimreilly.ca.

• Foreword: Tony LevinPrologueChapter One - Sometimes a Wanderer Finds His WayChapter Two – All Roads Lead to New YorkChapter Three - An Unexpected MasterpieceChapter Four - Try and Try and Try AgainChapter Five - Let’s Do ThisChapter Six -The Little Black Bass that CouldChapter Seven - I’m on my way, I’m making it…Chapter Eight - The Years In-BetweenChapter Nine - Here We Go AgainChapter Ten - Capturing the String Chapter Eleven - Redefining ClassicChapter Twelve - The Heart of the WorkChapter Thirteen - Full CircleAfterword: Steve Miller on Ned SteinbergerA Note from the Author (with thanks)Appendix

Steinberger's: A Story of Creativity and Design is an engaging account of a fascinating story: one with twists and turns and struggles with adversity. Jim Reilly's book brilliantly tells a story of where music, industrial design and musical instrument sales intersect.