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A Century Later, An Illuminated Eulogy For A Jazz Pioneer

"James Reese Europe was basically the 'big bang' of jazz," says Moran. "And somehow he's usually not more ... instead of just a party." At the close of The Absence of Ruin, one by one the musicians st... read more

A return to the glory days of jazz with Jean Toussaint, plus the best jazz and folk gigs of 2018

In all, the evening was an eloquent demonstration that, when directed by a real master, improvisation is just ... he lost touch with his earliest experiences in jazz, when he moonlighted from his day ... read more

New York jazz pianist Ben Rosenblum brings his prodigious talents to Canada in early December

I got more serious about playing when I began to learn about jazz around age 12. I always loved just sitting down at the piano ... I was not nearly as talkative as I am today. I think ... read more

How Did Lenny Breau Do That?

This is worth noting because there’s a stigma among jazz guitarists that a capo is a crutch, but capos are almost always accepted among fingerstyle players. In the video below you can see Breau play s... read more

Old Before My Time: A Conversation with Gregg Allman

The group had just ... He’s in his 80s and he still hits it. It’s such a blessed thing to get up there and watch those people’s faces, and play on and see them absorb this stuff. I’m not ... read more

The Best Jazz of 2018

Some of the most trusted names in jazz and a host ... getting his guitar to sound just as resonant and embodied as Monk’s piano did. Is it a brilliantly assembled suite of compositions for trio, or a ... read more

Interview: Landmark birthday finds Paul Towndrow ready to experiment

Apart from recording five albums under his own name, playing in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and ... And it’s not just the jazzers who’ll be using these arrangements as a platform for improvis... read more

Jazz trumpeter, 16, will play new tunes on his dad’s old horn

“I do too many things,” he says. The lesson begins with Carney on the drums and then the piano, the better ... different mood of music and improvisation. He found jazz. Jazz found him. “When I play, i... read more

Hot, cool and every note in between

This is jazz: Piano ... he says, and the Bernie Lee Trio go into a steady groove as diners walk on by; some dropping bills into the tip jar, most not. Outside, Barbara Walker is taking a break on the ... read more

A Jazzy Night at Barnes Hall

Producing a fusion of harmonious tones and fascinating improvisation, the Dave Solazzo Trio, with Dave Solazzo on the piano, Mike Solazzo (Dave’s father) playing bass and Tom Killian on the drums, per... read more

Wrong notes and syntax errors: The joy of improv in music and code

When I first began to learn the programming language Ruby on Rails from a friend of mine, he taught ... piano is not just about recreating pieces exactly as written. There is an art to dynamic changes ... read more

Colin Webster, jazz saxophonist: Something Else! Interview

When he was 18, he moved to London. He started playing music when he was about 8 years old, first the piano because ... how he sees young people connecting with jazz and music. “I maybe can’t talk abo... read more