Philly Joe Giraffe:

"Hi, I'm Philly Joe Giraffe, and I am going to go on a world tour with Duck Ellington and Mingus Mouse. It will be very nifty!



I play the drums. My mommy says that ever since I was a little tiny baby giraffe I loved to bang on things, clapping my hands and making noise. On my 3rd birthday she got me this drum set and I’ve been playing ever since. My favorite jazz drummers are Art Blakey, Elvin Jones and of course Philly Joe Jones who I was named after. I love being a giraffe and when I’m not playing drums I’m usually hanging out in my home town of Philly watching the eagles or riding my razor."

Created by:

Andy Blackman Hurwitz is a 17- year music veteran with a specialty in jazz. In addition to his own record label, ropeadope, Andy was the head of A&R for Columbia Jazz, the general manager of New York’s fabled jazz club the Knitting Factory, and the marketing consultant for Blue Note records.



Andrew Cunningham graduated "top portfolio" from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. With a focus on illustrations and painting, his artwork has been featured in East Coast galleries from Boston to New York. Baby Loves Jazz is his first book series.