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Don Byas (1913–1972) may be lesser known than the counterparts he played with—Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others—but he was an enigma. He never stayed with a band for long …

Trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014) was one of the most enigmatic and influential musicians in recent memory. His instantly recognisable sound was a driving force within every major inno …

Ray Brown: His Life and Music is the first full-length biography of Ray Brown, one of the most outstanding practitioners of bass playing in jazz music. Brown’s career spans the most popular and creat …

Music of Initiative: Julian Joseph on Jazz is for any musician interested in jazz, no matter what your instrument or level of experience. In Music of Initiative Julian Joseph shares his insight into …

Delve into the Mind of a Jazz Legend Are you ready to transcend your musical boundaries? Experience the unparalleled genius of Joe Henderson through the eyes of renowned author and educator Olegario …

Using insights from Integral Theory, describes how the improvisational methods of jazz can inform education and other fields. Jazz, America’s original art form, can be a catalyst for creative and spi …

All musicians need to thoroughly learn their scales, chords, intervals and various melodic patterns in order to become complete musicians. The question has always been how to approach this universal …

This manual contains complementary information for that included in my previous texts regarding contemporary jazz improvisation techniques. As we all know John Coltrane revolutionized the harmonic co …

In 1966, journalist Charles Suhor wrote that New Orleans jazz was ‘ready for its new Golden Age.’ Thomas W. Jacobsen’s The New Orleans Jazz Scene, 1970-2000 chronicles the resurgence of jazz music in …

2020 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence—Best History in the category of Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), an American jazz multi-inst …