Jazz

Tony McGregor picks ten top South African jazz albums of the last 50 years keep reading →

But I know there are a lot of people out there just like my buddy. They don’t listen to jazz music because they don’t give jazz music a chance. Maybe they feel... keep reading →

Chord substitutions are a good way to add a bit of variation to your playing, and are very compatible with keeping a walking bass line below your chords.  These two elements... keep reading →

Blog: 05/14/2012 Money Jungle Nearing its fiftieth anniversary is Money Jungle, a trio album by Duke Ellington. The album, featuring Duke on piano, Charles Mingus on... keep reading →

Charlie Parker (aka "Yardbird") was a leading developer of the "Bebop" form of jazz. This style of jazz was characterized by its fast tempo and improvised harmonic structure.... keep reading →

Come travel the spaceways with our favorite man from Saturn, Sun Ra! keep reading →

Jazz was born out of the pain of slavery and the clash between the cultures of West Africa and the Protestant ethos of the Southern states of the United States. This is a... keep reading →

Source: SydneyRandolphMaurer.com In 1945, a group called Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers performed a jazz composition called "Billie's Bounce." The original lineup of the... keep reading →

Fifty years ago this year trumpeter extraordinaire Miles Davis went into a studio in New York with six of the top jazz musicians of the day and laid down five tracks which... keep reading →

Bass Players They are the back line. They put the “low” in the low-end. They lock in with the drummer to pave a solid foundation for the guitarist and singer to... keep reading →