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The Rules of Jazz (are not as complex as you might think)

November 15, 2010

Jazz is complex. If musical styles were subjects in school, then Jazz would be Mathematics. Do you think this is so? Many readers probably share this view. Jazz is usually considered an advanced style, something that you learn after you’ve successfully progressed through and mastered some of the `lesser’ styles of music. However, lately, I’ve [...]

Cool Jazz Trick: Spicing up the V-I Cadence

September 29, 2010

There has always been something about Jazz that has captured my imagination. Some of you may know that I trained as a Jazz pianist when I was a child. Back then, I listened to nothing but Jazz. Unfortunately, my playing sounded nothing like Jazz — not the way I wanted it to sound, anyway. I [...]

Browsing Category »Jazz«

The Rules of Jazz (are not as complex as you might think)

Cool Jazz Trick: Spicing up the V-I Cadence

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