Trading fours” is a musical conversation in which musicians—usually a soloist and a drummer—alternate four-bar phrases.

One way to follow a jazz improvisation is to hear the melody of the song in your head while listening to the solo. ... A Note from Ken Burns. Read a note from Ken Burns on making the film. Explore.

Open Flow Jazz, a genre seldom heard in Hawaii, offers an unconventional musical journey characterized by spontaneous improvisation. “No key signatures, no predefined forms,” explains Red Nova.

For five months, jazz musician Kevin Bales recorded all the notes he played on his keyboard at eleven different live gigs. The recordings weren’t for an album, but for a scientific study into ...

Joye in Aiken Jazz Camp gave 17 students a four-day immersion in the history and playing of jazz music, taught by five New ...

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, drummer Kenwood Dennard discuss Jordan’s “two-handed” tapping technique and more in Paul Kares ...

And so, for jazz improvisation to work, there’s going to be mistakes and wrong notes. You just treat those as more material to be explored and gleaned and to see where they can lead.

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, ...