Robert Kraut in “Jazz and language” explores the question of whether jazz music can be considered a language. He quotes the jazz musician Martino who states: “Music is a language like any other language” (202). He says that jazz performances have a conversational or “dialogical” quality (205). Jazz and Blues has no words to describe its meaning or statement, rather it evokes aesthetic emotions when listening to the genre. The interaction of jazz musicians is a collaborative communication of speaking through jazz music. A jazz drummer like Max Roach, stated that “the first note you are responding to what you just played: you just said it on your instrument, and now this is a constant” (202). The narrator whose name is unknown finds out that his brother Sonny has been incarcerated for using and dealing heroin, growing up in a society where the fear of fear constantly influences the lives of both of them in turmoil. “It was scaring me a little” (Baldwin 19). Fear pushed the older brother to become an algebra teacher, trying to save his younger brother from a lifestyle based on street habits, especially influencing drug abuse. According to the narrator, he expects Sonny to follow in his footsteps in completing his studies because “If you don't finish school now, you'll regret not doing it later” (Baldwin 20), also the narrator describes Sonny's life “ strange and disorderly” (Baldwin 21). The narrator uses his fear to establish communication with his brother, yet Sonny's decision of freedom to become a professional musician and escape unfortunate times is not communion. Therefore, Sonny feels neglected by his older brother's expectations and judgments based on his own future. “I think people… middle of paper… aldwin 27). The fingers dancing on the piano keys reverberate flashbacks of adverse memories in the narrator's soul as he listens to Sonny play. “I saw my mother's face again and felt, for the first time, how the stones of the road she had walked on must have hurt her feet. I saw my little girl again, and I heard Isabel's tears again, and I felt my own tears begin to well up” (Baldwin 27). By truly listening to his younger brother and watching his performances with the professionals, Sonny completes a part of his older brother's legacy, overcoming tragic moments in life and those to come, with his musical talent in Jazz and Blues. Above all, the influence of jazz and blues that Sonny appreciates has given "dialogical" definitions of undefined conversations regarding the relationship between their brotherhood and their individual lives. Word count: 733