About Cool Jazz!
Cool jazz! Cool jazz is basically a subgenre of jazz that emerged around the end of the 1940s. Key features of cool jazz include its calm...
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Jazz Loop
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
Part 3: On Monk's Pianism and Technique
And yet we present you another series on jazz history and theory! We welcome you to our last post on the series "On Monk's Pianism and...
Jazz Loop
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
Part 2: On Monk's Pianism and Technique
And yet we present you another series on jazz history and theory! We welcome you to our second post on the series "On Monk's Pianism and...
Jazz Loop
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
Part 1: On Monk's Pianism and Technique
And yet we present you another series on jazz history and theory! We welcome you to our first post on the series "On Monk's Pianism and...
Jazz Loop
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
On Traditional Jazz Continuum
Even though the practice of traditional jazz has been operated by great jazz musicians for a long time. However, it needed time for an...
Jazz Loop
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Classical and Neoclassical Jazz series III+, More Background More Theory
Welcome to our final post on the Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series! In this series of posts, we analyzed the emergence of classical...
Jazz Loop
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Classicist and Neoclassicist Jazz Series III, Comparison and Synthesis
Welcome to our third post in the Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series! In this series of posts, we analyze the emergence of classical...
Jazz Loop
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series II+, Jazz Education and Individuality
Welcome to our appendix post on classicist jazz on the Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series! In this series of posts, we analyze the...
Jazz Loop
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series II, The Birth of the Classical
Welcome to our second post on the Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series! In this series of posts, we will analyze the emergence of...
Jazz Loop
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series I, The Birth of the Neoclassical
Welcome to our first post on the Classical and Neoclassical Jazz Series! In this series of posts, we will analyze the emergence of...
Jazz Loop
- Oct 24, 2020
- 2 min
Afro-Cuban Jazz (I): Background and Introduction to Latin Jazz Theory
Jazz originated in New Orleans/Chicago, America in beginning of 20th century. Since then jazz, accepted by many authorities, is mentioned...
Jazz Loop
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
What are the 7#9 chords in jazz?
This chord has many names: "the Hendrix chord", "the Purple Haze chord" or "the Gretty chord". Whatever name you hear, the chord that you...
Jazz Loop
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
What are turnarounds in jazz?
Turnarounds are one of the most important concepts in jazz (and music in general) because they are what binds the musical sections...
Jazz Loop
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
What are 6/9 chords, really?
Ok, so before we start... Nice. This week, we are going to look at the infamous 6/9 chords. You might have heard of them, maybe even...
Jazz Loop
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
A very hand-wave introduction to clave theory
Basically, a clave is a five stroke pattern used in a tune. Clave is a key element for lots of music cultures now, such as Afro-Cuban...
Jazz Loop
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
Rag-time? What is Rag-time?
It is said that rag-time is an important precursor to jazz. But what is it? Rag-time is simply a piano style where a proper beat is...
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