As jazz legend Charles Mingus brilliantly put it: "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." This philosophy lies at the heart ...
Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...
To many, composed music and improvised music seem to be opposites, but in jazz, they merge in a unique fashion. It has been said that the best improvised music sounds composed, and that the best ...
89.9 WWNO — New Orleans Public Radio is committed to the showcase and enjoyment of great jazz music, on the air and online.WWNO3 is New Orleans' first and only 24-hour jazz music radio station ...
The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...
please review the Jazz Studies Handbook. The Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies is designed to produce performers of unique versatility and flexibility. The program offers a balance of ...
The four-year BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Music is a uniquely challenging and flexible program that includes intensive courses in technical, conceptual, aesthetic, and historical aspects of jazz and ...