Charlie Christian was the next significant guitarist in jazz. As part of Benny Goodman’s band, he blew people’s minds with his ability to solo using single, flowing melodic lines like a horn ...
In 2018, esperanza spalding released the song “You Have to Dance” as part of her Grammy-Award-winning record “12 Little Spells.” The jazz composer and bassist’s jaunty tune revolves ...
It’s a leisurely, jazz-chorded ballad ... and Allen’s alto saxophone solo scurries down polytonal paths, still frisky. Galactic and Irma Thomas, ‘Lady Liberty’ Two New Orleans stalwarts ...
At just 10 years old, Bella has been awarded as the top examination student in New Zealand for the fourth consecutive year, reassuring her place as the best jazz dance student in New Zealand.
Dustin Carlson’s Krakowians is an ode to the city of Krakow, Poland. “My experience of Krakow is one of awe, bewilderment, and playfulness; the rich history and imposing architecture, the wild endless ...
Performances associated with the festival will kick off Thursday, January 23th with a free Community Jazz Showcase at 7:00 p.m. at the Long Center for the Performing arts in Lafayette, Indiana, ...
check out his 1962 solo album “The Man With the Blue Guitar.”) The tunefulness and depth of Smith’s playing are a great illustration of the power and beauty of jazz guitar. The track I chose ...