The Jazz Adventures of D’artagnan Wellbelove: Fly Me to the Moon

Put your existential seat belt on: dangerous curves prevail in the adventures of D'artagnan "D'artz" Wellbelove, a retired professor now chasing his dream of being a jazz singer. Moving around the world, D'artz crafts a scintillating crooner lounge act-equal parts Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, and Barry White-backed by his hipster pianist, Snoots Monkfish, who is the near reincarnation of Thelonious Monk.
The duo's Las Vegas booking agent is the voluptuous Miranda, who doubles as D'artagnan's love until a cruise ship gig, when she reveals surprises of her own. Grossman's second novel is a playful yet theosophical jazzing romp through love, magic and music. Combining amoré fati, jazz-inspired poetry, Kerouac nim, and the inspiration of Miles Davis, The Jazz Adventures of D'artagnan Wellbelove explores man's search for self, the inherent peculiarities of affection, and the joy of just being alive.