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Comprising 750-pages of carefully sequenced jazz piano knowledge, the Jazz Piano Fundamentals series represents the most complete jazz piano curriculum in the world. Throughout the book's thirty-six……続きを見る

Guitarists: Get on the Path to Musical Fluency "Dennis Roberts' . . . approach follows a conceptual straight line that finds the shortest distance to musical fluency." -Award-winning jazz guitarist ……続きを見る

On the eve of the Great War, they had the world at - and watching - their feet. If God is in the details, they were divine.Vernon and Irene Castle were the world's first true celebrity couple. He, a……続きを見る

ATTENTION GUITARISTS!! Improvisation is the art of composing in the moment with freedom of expression. Do you want to get on the fast track to improvising with modern jazz style? The second book in ……続きを見る

More than just a rock legend, Janis Joplin was a raw and powerful vocalist who poured her soul into her music, becoming a symbol of rebellion and emotional truth in the turbulent 1960s. This captiva……続きを見る

Explores the heroic life and revolutionary music of the pioneering German saxophonist, and the radical social and political convictions that informed them. Peter Brötzmann is the first ever, full-le……続きを見る

Jimmy Buffett was a legend of tropical rock, a master of island escapism, and a paragon of Parrotheads. He lived a life of adventure, music, and business, sailing the seas and singing his songs. But……続きを見る

What does jazz have to do with human spirituality? In Thriving on a Riff, Presbyterian minister and jazz pianist Bill Carter shows us how jazz, in its quest for transcendence, bridges the gap betwee……続きを見る

The life of the unparalleled purveyor of the Great American Songbook, Marian McPartland, is celebrated in this engrossing biography From Bobby Short to Esperanza Spalding, across the 33-year run of ……続きを見る

Unlock the soulful melodies of the saxophone with "Learn How To Play Saxophone For Beginners," your comprehensive guide to mastering this iconic instrument. Tailored for newcomers to the saxophone, ……続きを見る

When you dance, it doesn't matter whether you're a man or woman, you cannot hide your true self, dancing is simply a window into your soul. It is a mirror to your own reality. Dancing literally says……続きを見る

Graham Earnshaw is a publisher and media businessman who has spent most of his career in the China world. But throughout, he has been writing songs, while also recording them and playing them live t……続きを見る

There are always several different ways to play chords even for simple chord progressions. It is important to be able to choose chord voicing that fits the context and the style of music. This is no……続きを見る

En 1959 tres álbumes fundamentales de Miles Davis, John Coltrane y Ornette Coleman llevaron a sus últimas posibilidades el jazz de su época, frente al que surgiría el free jazz. Este nuevo estilo mu……続きを見る

Bobby Turner Mystery #4 is an invitation to go to San Fransisco 続きを見る

Apex Blues chronicles the extraordinary lives and musical legacies of two generation-spanning Jazz clarinet virtuosos: Jimmie Noone Sr. and his son Jimmy Noone Jr. Jimmie Noone Sr. rose to fame in t……続きを見る

John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the factors that helped Coltrane become……続きを見る

When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still ……続きを見る

Embark on an enriching journey through the vibrant world of jazz with 'Jazz: A Beginner's Odyssey.' This comprehensive guide offers a captivating exploration of jazz's origins, evolution, and cultur……続きを見る

If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat, the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was on……続きを見る

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, ……続きを見る

In "Toby Keith: A Voice of the People, Inspiring the Heartland," readers are taken on an intimate journey into the life and career of one of country music's most legendary individuals. Toby Keith, k……続きを見る

Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City's jazz scene. Challenging norms about who can be a jazz musician and what immigrant music should sound like, th……続きを見る

You don't have to be a jazz expert to give your students a great introduction to improvisation. The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation provides what music educators have sought for decades: an e……続きを見る

Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses ……続きを見る

La cronistoria, attraverso i protagonisti e loro dischi più famosi e celebrati, di una realtà musicale straordinaria, che da sempre viaggia in parallelo al sound afroamericano. Il jazz europeo insom……続きを見る

Oltre 200 musicisti con la segnalazione di un migliaio di incisioni su vinile rendono questo volume una vera e propria enciclopedia del jazz, dedicata non solo ai collezionisti di vecchia data, ma a……続きを見る

When we talk about a jazz "standard" we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part of their core repertoire. But unlike musical works in the tradition of so-calle……続きを見る

This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years. Johanna Kirk discusses how choreographers negotiate identification with the look of their……続きを見る

Surveying the impact of Cuba's economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musici……続きを見る