Jazz music blog Nextbop spotlights the next generation of jazz artists, including Robert Glasper, Brad Mehldau, and Makaya McCraven. Listen now!
Jazz music blog Nextbop spotlights the next generation of jazz artists, including Robert Glasper, Brad Mehldau, and Makaya McCraven. Listen now!
Johnson unquestionably earned his place among the greatest jazz trombonists of all time. Known for his stunning technique and his ability to play with remarkable speed and precision, Johnson showcased a unique style that blended the legato approach of classical trombonists with the rhythm...
Here’s a typical example of a Dixieland-style performance of “When The Saints Go Marching In” in a New Orleans marching band setting: Check out this next example of “When the Saints Go Marching In” where the trombone’s improvised lines create that contrapuntal contrast with the clarinet...
He changed the style of the piano. You can find the roots of Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, all the guys who came after that. If it hadn't been for Earl Hines blazing the path for the next generation to come, it's no telling where or how they would be playing now. There were ...
I Talk With The Spirits, his flute album, came next and gave the world ‘Serenade to a Cuckoo’, while 1968’s Volunteered Slavery allowed Kirk to assault Burt Bacharach among others while giving him a new audience, but this one is the stone jazzer’s delight. (KS) 72 Thelonious Monk:...
The film, which began production under the working title The Frog Princess, is a well-known fairy tale, Broadway-style musical set in and around New Orleans at the height of the Roaring Twenties. It centers on a hardworking waitress named Tiana, who dreams of opening a restaurant. After sh...
Jazz is generally thought to have begun in New Orleans, spreading to Chicago, Kansas City, New York City, and the West Coast. The blues, vocal and instrumental, was and is a vital component of jazz, which includes, roughly in order of appearance: ragtime; New Orleans or Dixieland jazz; ...
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He doesn’t come home that night nor return to work the next day. Alamy Stock Photo Even though a car shines front and center, this 2014 film is less about wild car chase action and more about delving into the deeper passageways of Locke’s complicated consciousness. Have no fear, the...