Fall in love with the bebop the lingua franca of modern jazz with Sean Conly
Someone might come across this listing for a bebop workshop, who might be new to playing jazz and think “This […]
Do careers in jazz music pay the bills?
Do careers in jazz music pay the bills? Imagine being an eager young student attracted to jazz, and choosing it […]
Why is jazz the ultimate foundation to play other styles?
Introduction Why is jazz the ultimate foundation for playing other styles of music? Jazz, or Black American Music, is the […]
Is Today’s Jazz Too Strange For Modern Audiences?
Is today’s jazz too strange for a modern audience? Most of my friends don’t like jazz, they are either into […]
How did Smooth Jazz Evolve? A Deep Dive With Shizuka Shearn
Intro Smooth jazz, we all know what that is. It’s the unobtrusive, glossily produced music that pipes into grocery stores, […]
What about jazz and gender in the 21st century?
What about jazz and gender in the 21st century? I’ve been a jazz fan all of my life, and deeply […]
Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)– Blue Note till it wasn’t Blue Note Anymore
Change is an inevitable part of the universe. Matter and humankind are born, they morph, they die. “Change, (Makes You […]
Cancel culture in jazz
Cancel culture can be seen in jazz, though it is not quite as prevalent as it is in other genres […]
Could AI generated music affect jazz?
Could AI generated music affect jazz? In contemporary culture, AI is becoming much more advanced. AI in the domain of […]
How does streaming hurt jazz?
Streaming, the platform that has revolutionized the way we as a culture have consumed music, movies and TV. Jazz is […]
Why does straight ahead jazz become stale?
Straight ahead jazz, or jazz that uses primarily swing rhythms, walking bass and often, but not always a 32 bar […]
What’s wrong with the “j” word?
In the lexicon of Black American Music, also known as “jazz”, in the past almost 40 years there has been […]