The various chapters that comprise this book trace a descending space-time journey, from an initial overhead view that evolves into undulating frequencies from the arrival of jazz in Europe, spiraling downward toward the emergence and sophistication of electronic and digital technologies, as well as their impact on the globalization of the music industry, to conclude with the clubs and bars that comprise the author's closest jazz scene, that of his hometown, Seville.

Jazz and Everything Else contributes to the understanding of jazz as a global music, its embodiments in different parts of the world, and its appropriation by musicians from other cultures in social contexts different from its origin. It thus contributes to the reflection on the diversity and scope of this musical genre in its diffusion through different local scenes (New York, Cuba and Latin America; Africa and Asia; Spain and Sweden) and the richness and variety these have generated throughout the entire planet.