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There’s a popular myth that divides people into “left brain” and “right brain” categories, whereby the former are analytical and logical, while the latter are creative and innovative. The reality, of ...

A giant in free improvised music, English guitarist Derek Bailey died of motor neuron disease on December 25th in London at age 75. Bailey was born in Sheffield, England. A third generation musician, ...

Brian Nova is one of my favorite musicians to work with and listen to. He's got a beautiful, signature tone on his guitar. He swings like crazy. Great composer and arranger. He's my Man!. Vivify Music ...

In a recent study at Johns Hopkins, jazz musicians improvised with each other while sitting in MRI machines. No doubt many of them were used to playing in tight spaces, but this was, all the same, odd ...

A key role in Jean Villepique’s acting career came the night she was asked to play a contact lens in the “Mee-ow Show” put on by students at Northwestern University. She had intended to major in ...

Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The 10th edition of jazz, funk and soul festival Love Supreme offered popular appeal and hidden depths, each ...

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

It’s late at night in a smoky 1950s New York City nightclub, and Bird Parker is onstage. You’re mesmerized by the impossibly brilliant music cascading from his horn as you sip your gin—but what can ...