The New York Jazz Workshop Improvisation class is now working on an amazing tune written by Steve Swallow named Falling […]

Jazz can often be a daunting genre for newcomers. With so many styles, artists and genres within the form, and […]

Fats Waller was one of the consummate entertainers during the early years of Jazz into the swing era. Born in […]

Art Blakey for six decades led one of the greatest small group Jazz ensembles in history. The Jazz Messengers was […]

Inventive and dynamic, Chick Webb lead one of the most swinging big bands of the 30’s, where he regularly held […]

Easily one of the most visible and well known vocalists of her generation, Sarah Vaughn was gifted with an enormous […]

Billy Eckstine was one of the most important male vocalists in Jazz during the 1940’s being as popular as Frank […]

Gene Krupa with his drive and showmanship made him a favorite of many listeners. His work on Benny Goodman’s “Sing […]

Pat Metheny is one of Jazz’s most influential guitar players of the past 40 years. His tone, innovative use of […]

Ella Fitzgerald is rightly one of the iconic female American Jazz vocalists. She combined lightness, creativity with interpretation, and hornlike […]

Billie Holiday was an American icon and one of Jazz’s most important vocalists. Her life was filled with struggle and […]

Kenny Burrell, without question is one of the most consistent guitarists in Jazz. Nicknamed the “Velvet Whip”, his warm tone […]