Israeli jazz violinist Omer Ashano started playing ... were the influencers who exposed Omer to the styles of Blues, Rock n' Roll and Jazz as well as the ideas and possibilities surrounding ...

To almost-quote The Sound of Music: how do you solve a problem like Nigel? The man is nudging 70 but he’s still wearing what ...

At 17, he was a gifted violinist ... Howes to demonstrate improvisation to undergraduate and graduate classical string players. “He was kind of like the pied piper for jazz string playing ...

His first improvisation session ... many different facets of jazz with his quartet. As he embarks upon a European tour, the musician tells us about exploring the Blues and its meaning for Black ...

Like most genres, jazz spread and became regionalised among diverse cultures around the world. It is centred around improvisation, blues scales, call and response vocals, a layer of varying ...

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, the Jazz program has ...

I had to almost stop classical violin to really humble myself to start all over again as a beginner jazz player and expose myself to different types of improvisation. I played a lot of gigs that ...

People still create and perform jazz and blues music today. They are both very popular styles of music. Blues music can be played on instruments like the guitar, piano and harmonica. Singing is ...

Jennifer is a professional singer, violinist and singing teacher with a PGCert in voice pedagogy. The three-track EP will appeal to people that enjoy easy listening jazz, blues and swing.

It was cheeky, probably apocryphal, and helped to shroud jazz in mystery and elitism. The musical genre most closely associated with free improvisation has, ironically, developed an aura of ...