What happens when two jazz musicians throw away the script and just react? In this video, Aimee Nolte and John Proulx dive into the world of reactionary improv - an advanced musical exercise focused ...

In preparation for his conducting debut, Scott Yoo sends Stewart Goodyear to practice his improvisation exercises with Clayton Cameron. Scott Yoo: To finish Stewart's improv exercises, I asked the ...

This long-form jazz improvisation exercise reveals key insights into your playing - your habits, strengths, and areas to improve. A powerful way to build self-awareness and musical growth.

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...

A Basic Primer to Key Musical Concepts Improvisation. By Loren Schoenberg, Conductor and Saxophonist. To many, composed music and improvised music seem to be opposites, but in jazz, they merge in ...

Jazz & Improvisation Jazz & Improvisation have been important to the musical landscape of University of Delaware for decades. Consisting of big bands, combos, academic classes, and private lessons, ...

Lessons focus on two major topics to develop improvisation abilities: 1). Study of harmony through a guided series of exercises designed to target chord tones and incorporate chromaticism. These ...

Roy Haynes. American jazz drummer and bandleader has died. Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Mass., he influenced generations of jazz drummers and helped change the direction of rhythmic improvisation.

Two musical worlds collide as jazz pianist Dan Tepfer finds inspiration, and room for improvisation, in J.S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions.

On Oct. 20, Emerald City Music will open its eighth season with “Evolution of Improvisation,” a musical program combining classical chamber music and jazz.