Rik Mercaldi acquired his main electric guitar at age 15 and has been mastering its intricacies ever since. Give him a ...

They were teenagers when they blew up, inspiring hope that Gen Z just might pick up the guitar-music torch after all. Now, ...

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B y his early 20s, Oz Noy was already an in-demand session and live guitarist. Upon his arrival in New York City in the mid ’90s, he won acclaim on the scene and before long was ...

Building an extension to a chord doesn’t require planning permission, but it might require a degree of design. We add 9ths to our extension palette ...

John V. Brown is the Vice Provost for the Arts and Director of the Jazz Program at Duke. Photo courtesy of John V. Brown One bit of wisdom that John V. Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts and Director of ...

It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand ...

But this time was different. In this deal, the Utah Jazz parted ways with three first round picks in exchange for one first round pick from the Phoenix Suns. Yes, the Jazz traded three first round ...

Learn more. GARDINER — Johnson Hall Opera House is set to present Lambo Law Jazz Guitar Duet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 on Logan Stage, 280 Water St. When Neil Lamb and Dave Lawlor first met ...

The perfect starting point for those first chords and riffs, an acoustic guitar will set you up for success and years of fun, providing the springboard to launch your guitar-playing career. An ...

Improvisation is key, especially in jazz music but also in many other styles. The melody, the chord progression, and often the overall structure is set. But for the remainder, the bass player ...

Interpret melody and demonstrate ability to improvise over the chord changes (or ... on the same tune (comping for guitar and piano, walking lines for bass, ability to use sticks and brushes for drums ...