As the old saying goes, "You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing.

If you love jazz music and always wanted to play in a jazz orchestra, don’t give up your dreams and try out some of the easiest jazz instruments to learn. It is never too late to start learning. But ...

ECM regularly tops lists of the best jazz labels though their full name—Edition of Contemporary Music—would argue for a broader scope of content. A substantial number of their most popular albums, ...

Jazz is strange enough for some listeners. Dig a little deeper and it gets ever so bizarre. Throughout the music's history, particular instruments have risen to challenge of playing improvised music.

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation is looking for beginning music students and offering 70 free instruments.Program director Scott Aiges said the program is open to children 8 to 15 who've ...

Lincoln Center's jazz series and others from around the world come to his shop, which is also working to train the next generation. Across the historic intersection at Kansas City’s 12th and Vine ...

“Give an Instrument: Inspire a musician” — a unique rallying cry for a campaign that hits just the right note in the mountain communities. And why an instrument campaign? Because school music programs ...

LAST YEAR. AND STUDENTS AT FERN CREEK ELEMENTARY RECEIVED A SPECIAL GIFT FROM A LOCAL JAZZ ARTIST AND THEIR TEACHER THIS WEEK, JAMEY AEBERSOLD PAID A VISIT TO THE SCHOOL ON FRIDAY AND TAUGHT KIDS NEW ...

Bass is one of the most important instruments in a jazz orchestra, being the foundation of music and the baseline of harmonies and melodies. Bass is generally considered to be a relatively easy ...