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The tinkling piano, the soft brush of cymbals, the warm glow of a trumpet solo cutting through a winter evening. Christmas jazz doesn’t just soundtrack the holidays – it transforms them. These songs ...

Whether you're playing solo or with a band, mastering “Just the Two of Us” requires the right chord voicings. In this video, we explore 4 levels of chord progressions - from simple to sophisticated - ...

For many guitarists, one of the major draws to learning jazz and jazz blues is the richness and beauty of the chord work: a tapestry of stunning voicings and extensions that brings a whole new level ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. John Taylor was one of the most prolific pianists to record in British jazz. By the time he died in 2015, he ...

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This low-key collection of no-fi piano improvisations is the latest step in the rapper-songwriter-producer’s new era as spiritually attuned vibesmith. It’s also more substantial than it may seem. Save ...

mDecks Music, a leader in innovative music education resources, has released a groundbreaking new book series dedicated to mastering jazz standards. This comprehensive collection provides musicians ...

Not every day a high school band group gets the chance to perform in front of some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world, but it is an opportunity that Stratford High’s jazz students rightly ...

I want to play this on the piano, but the recording I have (and I doubt there's a better one out there) is not the best quality, which makes it hard to really here the chords he is playing when he ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...