Music-Genres & Styles-Jazz

During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than Artie Shaw: the charismatic and opinionated clarinetist-bandleader whose dozens of hits became anthems for "the greatest generation." But some of his most beautiful recordings were not issued until decades after he'd left...

The national bestseller! "A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date." --Los Angeles Times From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz...

12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of...

12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of...

Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations--all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. "Just" improvising, as is sometimes said. For...

A Change of Heart, composed by Andrew Hanna, is a composition composed for a jazz-fusion trio featuring alto sax, bass guitar, and drum set. It's a ballad featuring changing odd meters, ostinato bass line, and unorthodox harmonies. Author: Andrew HannaISBN-10: 1955144087ISBN-13: 9781955144087Publisher: Andrew HannaLanguage:...

A Drummer's Story chronicles the adventures of Warren Benbow, a kid drummer just out of the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. His stories describe the changing world of jazz in the 1970s, from acoustic music to electric jazz fusion. Warren...

Surveying the range of Sun Ra's extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought "space music" to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world. Sun Ra said he came from Saturn....

Pianists who are looking for new and exciting Christmas arrangements will love to see these renditions by Steve Calderone. Writing club date arrangements with a jazz flair, Calderone uses hip chord changes to bring new life to 10 traditional carols. Perfect for holiday parties.Author:...

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL PIANO ETUDES actually works great for piano too! These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for jazz as well as classical players.Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so...

Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. George E. Lewis, who joined the collective as a teenager in 1971, establishes the full importance and vitality of the...

10 for 10 Sheet Music editions are the smartest, most economical choices for building your music library. Grow your repertoire and have lots of fun learning ten famous tunes from the stage and screen. This collection features simplified piano arrangements of crowd-pleasing songs at...

10 for 10 Sheet Music: Broadway contains smash hits from top musicals. Titles: And All That Jazz (Chicago) * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) * Dancing Queen (Mamma Mia ) * Ease on Down the Road (The Wiz) * Hold...

Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern's "They Didn't Believe Me," and "Bethena" by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include "Frankie and...

Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 0769230032ISBN-13:...

(Guitar Educational). Now you can add authentic jazz feel and flavor to your playing Here are 101 definitive licks, plus online audio, from every major jazz guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They're all here: swing and pre-bop, bebop, post-bop modern jazz, hard...

Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago have earned their place in popular consciousness, but the movement included many other powerful, innovative...

Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 076923027XISBN-13:...

Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 0769233570ISBN-13:...

Author: Hazen Schumacher, John StevensISBN-10: 0916182150ISBN-13: 9780916182151Publisher: Npp BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2008Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.50d

In 1919, the world stood at the threshold of the Jazz Age. The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from international fame to historical obscurity. It was a fate few would have predicted for James Reese Europe; he...

"Part memoir, part discourse on the art of music. . . . This is an intelligent, thoughtful look into the mind of an artist."--New York Times Book Review Since the release of his first best-selling album Look Sharp in 1979, Joe Jackson has forged...

Master 100 Modern Jazz Piano Licks & Learn the Language of 10 Jazz Piano MastersBud Powell Oscar Peterson Thelonious Monk George Shearing Bill Evans McCoy Tyner Herbie Hancock Chick Corea Keith Jarrett Brad Mehldau Do you want to take your jazz piano playing to...

10 for 10 Sheet Music: Movie Hits contains some of the most famous and fun-to-play motion picture themes ever written. From beautiful ballads to mighty orchestral themes, these pieces will take you and your audience on an adventure through some of the greatest musical...

This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favorites features 24 rollicking melodies by "The Big Three" of ragtime -- Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb -- plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and other artists. Popular tunes include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," and...

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL ALTO SAX ETUDES actually works great for alto sax too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers. Streaming MP3s...

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL TENOR SAX ETUDES actually works great for tenor sax too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers. Streaming MP3s...

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL CLARINET ETUDES actually works great for clarinet too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers. Because of the wide...

(Guitar Educational). Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Jazz volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely...

Remi Harris' 100 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Licks If you're looking for the most direct pathway to learn incredible gypsy jazz guitar soloing - here it is!"Remi Harris is one of the very finest and most exciting exponents of gypsy jazz guitar ... now he...

Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twentieth century, African American migration to the industrial North brought musical roots that would lay the foundation for jazz culture in...

"...his economical writing style ... manages to pack lots of information - and opinion - into a few carefully chosen words ... Besides detail work well-grounded in scholarship...the author isn't afraid to interpolate such generalizations and speculations as he sees fit; he may be...

100 Classic Jazz Licks for Guitar goes much further than other lick books. Rather than a cold list of licks with little explanation, this book contains an in-depth insight into the playing styles of the world's most influential jazz guitarists. You won't just copy...

This theoretical book is meant to improve contemporary jazz styles techniques for all musician players of modern jazz.We will divide this book into scale exercises, arpeggio exercises, jazz line phrases as well as contemporary chord progressions. Exercises consist of jazz solos by great musicians...

10 for 10 Sheet Music: Pop Chart-Toppers contains 10 of your favorite pop hits, all arranged at the easy piano level for just $10.00. Titles: Attention (Charlie Puth) * Believer (Imagine Dragons) * Closer (The Chainsmokers) * Heathens (Twenty One Pilots) * New Rules...

In this book I edited 10 well-known songs from the years 1889-1920, which will be played and sung today. So have nice moments spent with them. The are in the book songs without text. Check out samples from books: http: //osos.sweb.cz/preview-ukulele.pdf Songs: Hello Ma...

10 Improvisational Flute Etudes written and performed by 3x Grammy winning saxophonist/flautist Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) over the changes of 10 jazz standards. This is a great book for any flute player who wants to learn more about jazz...

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL TRUMPET ETUDES actually works great for trumpet too! These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for jazz as well as classical players.Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so...

These fresh-sounding, jazzy piano arrangements are great for church services, Christmas programs, concerts, and recitals. A recording is included, which features the composer at the piano performing all of the selections. It also includes optional bass and drum parts for six of the arrangements,...

Created for a wide variety of musicians, 12 Medium-Easy Jazz, Blues & Funk Etudes will appeal to both aspiring players and more experienced musicians. Accessible, yet with some challenges, this music was written by world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of...

(Real Book Multi-Tracks Play-Along). Today's best way to practice jazz! Accurate, easy-to-read lead sheets and professional, customizable audio tracks accessed online for 10 songs. The interactive, online audio interface includes: tempo control; looping; buttons to turn each instrument on or off; lead sheet with...

Created for a wide variety of musicians, 12 Medium-Easy Jazz, Blues & Funk Etudes will appeal to both aspiring players and more experienced musicians. Accessible, yet with some challenges, this music was written by world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of...

Learn how to create your own etudes in the style of your favorite musicians! Doing so reveals their favorite phrases and stylistic tendencies, allowing you to better understand and absorb their approach and concept (plus, there are unique, hip etudes that will be fun...

This theoretical book is meant to improve contemporary jazz styles techniques for all musician players of modern jazz.The book is divided into scale exercises, arpeggio exercises, jazz line phrases as well as contemporary chord progressions.Author: Olegario DiazISBN-10: 1456632450ISBN-13: 9781456632458Publisher: Ebookit.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2018Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Created for a wide variety of musicians, 12 Medium-Easy Jazz, Blues & Funk Etudes will appeal to both aspiring players and more experienced musicians. Accessible, yet with some challenges, this music was written by world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of...

10 for 10 Sheet Music: Classic Rock contains the top rock hits of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Titles: After Midnight * Cat's in the Cradle * Desperado * Go Your Own Way * Layla * Maggie May * Open Arms * Peaceful Easy...

In 1919, the world stood at the threshold of the Jazz Age. The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from international fame to historical obscurity. It was a fate few would have predicted for James Reese Europe; he...

Back in the thirties and forties, when New York City was the capital of the jazz world-you could hail a cab, ask the driver to take you to "The Street," and find yourself on 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Musicians, jazz lovers,...