The loss of one Theodore “Sonny” Rollins on May 25. 2026 marked the end of an era. The legendary musicians […]

By the mid 1990’s, jazz and hip hop’s deeper connections to the mainstream blossomed.  Gone were the strange curiosities such […]

Peace yo, and welcome to Jazzmatazz An experimental fusion of hip-hop and live jazz I’m your host the Guru That […]

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis is arguably the most famous jazz album of all time, and for non jazz […]

Musical notation is a universal language that allows musicians worldwide to communicate and share music.
Whether you’re reading classical sheet music, jazz lead sheets, or mo…

A chord progression is a sequence of chords played in a specific order. Think of it as the
harmonic roadmap of a song—it’s what gives music its emotional journey, its sense o…

When you pluck a guitar string or blow into a saxophone, the air vibrates at a specific frequency.
This frequency is what we perceive as pitch. But here’s the interesting par…

Sometimes the most meaningful connections happen when you least expect them. This past fall, Marc Mommaas, co-founder of the New […]

After three decades of teaching drums for beginners in New York City, I’ve guided hundreds of students through their first […]

As a jazz instructor in New York City, I help students answer one of the most common questions I hear: […]

As a jazz educator in New York City, I’ve taught saxophone to hundreds of students over the past two decades. […]

Learning to read sheet music can be intimidating for many aspiring musicians. Those five lines stacked on a page can […]