Manouche jazz (named after Romani people from France a.k.a. Manouche) or “Hot Club Jazz” was characterized by the use of a guitar and a violin as lead instruments and were typically accompanied by other guitar players and a bassist. Alongside jazz and blues vocabulary, Manouche jazz soloin...
Learn 4 sweet minor jazz piano chords. Play a lot more interesting sounds every time you see minor chords written in a chord chart and in jazz tunes.
There are many types of extended chords, and I won’t bore you with them now, nor should you spend hours memorizing them at this point in your career. For now, the main takeaway is to know that they exist and that they’re common in jazz, funk, and R&B. If you’re interested in...
in 4 or in 3 (like a waltz), and the form of the song (the exact order of the sections). This type of chart is primarily used when: 1. the specific musical parts are improvised or already known, but the form and chords need to be referred to, 2. to provide chords to improvise ...
Originating in Jamaica in the 1960s and taking the world by storm through the work of Bob Marley,reggaeis a fusion of traditional Jamaican folk music with jazz and R&B. Offbeat rhythms and staccato chords are common musical themes, and Reggae is closely linked to Rastafarianism and Afrocentri...
Explanation and Description of Different Line-ups in Libby Hammer Jazz Groups - Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Combo and Big Band - Music is made up of three main elements: harmony, melody and rhythm. Each instrument in a band fulfils one of (or a combination of) these functions. ...
“bass-heavy tone with almost no mids or treble,” Joel McIver writes at MusicRader; the smooth top end of Jaco Pastorious’ homemade fretless Fender Jazz bass; and the buzzsaw power chords of Lemmy Kilmi...
Steve Reich, American composer who was one of the leading exponents of Minimalism, a style based on repetitions and combinations of simple motifs and harmonies. His inspirations included American vernacular music, notably jazz. Learn more about Reich’s