The term is well-known, but many jazz newcomers ... swing music, which was dominated by propulsive dance rhythms. In bebop, though, the rhythmic emphasis was switched from the bass drum to the ...

Even though jazz has been around for well over a century, it’s still viewed by some people as the coolest, hippest music there is ... to use other parts of the drum set to create color ...

All they need is an object. Keeping that in mind, a video is going viral on social media that shows a drummer creating music without using traditional drums or drumsticks, but rather with ordinary ...

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April 9, 2025 • On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to ...

April 8, 2025 • Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from ...