Rafi Zabor is an author who seamlessly bridges the worlds of music and literature. As a former jazz drummer and music journalist, he brings a unique rhythmic sensibility and deep understanding of artistic expression to his prose. His writing explores the intricate motivations of characters, often delving into themes of identity and the search for meaning. Zabor's style is marked by its evocative imagery and his ability to capture the essence of the human experience.
The protagonist is an alto-sax virtuoso navigating his musical journey while attempting to develop a unique style influenced by Coltrane and Rollins. Uniquely, he is portrayed as a bear who quotes Blake and Shakespeare, adding depth to his character. His adventures encompass musical, spiritual, and romantic elements, making this debut novel a standout exploration of jazz through an imaginative lens.
A righteously satisfying read of a thriller, metaphysical novel, and screwball comedy, from the author of The Bear Comes Home .With the twists, turns, and smash-ups of a thriller, the sudden depths of a metaphysical novel, and the fizz of a screwball comedy, Street Legal is high entertainment and a righteously satisfying read, from the author of the greatest novel ever written about a saxophone-playing bear.Street Legal features an old-time skunk dealer, sniffing the new breezes, wants to open an Old-Time Grass Business Theme Park with rides and a disco. His foot soldier, a strapping, confused kid who might be on the spectrum. A frustrated cop who isn't allowed to collar anyone important because the town needs the business who consoles himself by trying to make a last-chance bust and grab some of the action. A slick, unsettling stranger buying up properties under cover for a major tobacco company but really out for himself. A Tibetan Buddhist lama from New Jersey who sounds like Tony Soprano when discoursing on the dharma who finds his disciple, a wry, reticently sexy earth mother wracked with concern for the wayward young man who is her son.