Does Everyone Have “It”? To Play Jazz, I Mean
I began thinking about all this seriously when I first heard the Bird interview of Paul Desmond and Bird said he practiced 11 to 15 hours a day for three to four years. That was the beginning of me realizing that practice and desire are THE key elements in getting the music out of one’s […]
Composer Phillip Keveren Brings JS Bach Into The Jazz Age
Composer/pianist/teacher Phillip Keveren, who earned musical pedigrees from Cal State U and the University of Southern California, was driven to re-interpret the fugues and cantatas of Bach into jazz. Why, one may ask? Phillip says to blame it on the Swingle Singers. This early acapella group from the 1960s “sang” the classics. “They captured my […]
Red, White & Blues Sale
Save up to 70% on select blues books through February 22, 2017 at jazzbooks.com. Includes the very popular Real Blues Book by Hal Leonard. Getting started on the blues? Try “The Blues Scale” series where both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail and how they are used. Includes play […]
Jazz Artist Transcriptions Sale
Save 20% on a wide range of popular transcription books through January 22, 2017 at jazzbooks.com. Chet Baker, David Liebman, JJ Johnson, Dexter Gordon, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Chris Botti, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Bud Powell, Billy Taylor, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Joe […]
The Unmuted Bob Bernotas
Bob Bernotas might not be a jazzy household name, but he’s been writing about the genre for many years. With a successful monthly newsletter and as the host of a show by the same name on an East Coast college radio station, he’s dabbled in clarinet and sax but holds a soft spot for the […]