God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...

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It’s built around one of those grooves that’s truly epic and truly transporting: the syncopated horns, the dancing bass, the rapidly ... embodies in three minor chords, as if it were perched ...

His tone is rich and soulful when he plays hauntingly beautiful phrases with the bow. Just as readily, he plays fast virtuosic passages with apparent effortless skill. Jordan’s knowledge of harmony ...

Guys & Dolls, the 1950 musical theatre classic about a gambler with a heart of gold. Brian Thomson’s successful New York City ...

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There’s been so much happening that I’ll struggle to fit it in this week. Let’s have a crack though, since the next fortnight will be jazz fest-focused and I want to follow up last week’s ...

In the US, Taylor was known for interviewing musicians on television, and coining the phrase “jazz is America’s classical ... about strings and different chords.” He hired in the arranger ...

As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions in general, ...