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 ...

Sacramento State Univerity’s Department of Jazz Studies recently welcomed a high profile addition to its teaching staff. Saxophonist Brian Landrus, who specializes in teaching jazz improvisation and ...

Recent findings in neuroscience provide new evidence that musical creativity is not a static trait but a dynamic process involving the rapid reconfiguration of brain networks. By monitoring the brain ...

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 ...

One of the most inspiring stories in jazz concerns saxophonist John Coltrane's valiant attempt to kick heroin. In the midst of a physical firestorm, Coltrane had a spiritual awakening, and he asked ...

With just under two weeks before the launch of the 2006 Guelph Jazz Festival, schedules are published, posters are posted, and a buzz is in the air. Pasted in below are both the Festival and ...