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 ...

April is a time to celebrate and recognize jazz music for Jazz Appreciation Month. According to awarenessdays.com, Jazz ...

Here are the biggest music festivals and concerts for Jazz Appreciation Month, including Lakecia Benjamin, Hiromi, Francine Reed and Stella Cole.

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace ... Let's start with rhythm. The first games is called Four Beats of Fame. We'll start by patting simple four beats on our thighs.

As a program, we have received 19 awards for excellence from DownBeat Magazine’s Annual Student Music Awards ... the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey to bringing some of the most renowned ...

The Jazz Music Awards celebrates the best in today's jazz. The inaugural broadcast is hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Delroy Lindo, under the musical direction of Terri Lyne Carrington ...

nu jazz and fusion. Hiromi studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal. Details: 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts ...