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In the 20th century, jazz was an important artistic form. Depending on the particular European country, jazz music carried different social, political and aesthetic meanings. It brought challenges i……続きを見る

"Funny Valentine. La vita di Chet Baker" è la biografia definitiva del formidabile trombettista americano, una delle voci più struggenti, inconfondibili, e anche sottovalutate, della storia del jazz……続きを見る

Founded in 1917, Paramount Records incongruously was one of several homegrown record labels of a Wisconsin chair-making company. The company pinned no outsized hopes on Paramount. Its founders knew ……続きを見る

Franck Oflo (de son nom de plume) est enseignant et « mosicien ». Il a publié récemment « Photocktails », « Chaman » et « Don Quishepp » (mise en scène par Rosemonde Cathala au festival Jazz In Marc……続きを見る

« Peter Goss est un sorcier. Il a une connaissance presque infinie du corps humain en général et de chacun de nos corps en particulier – à nous qui suivons son enseignement. Il est un maître attenti……続きを見る

Trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014) was one of the most enigmatic and influential musicians in recent memory. His instantly recognisable sound was a driving force within every major inn……続きを見る

New York City has always been a mecca in the history of jazz, and in many ways the city’s jazz scene is more important now than ever before. Blowin’ the Blues Away examines how jazz has thrived in N……続きを見る

Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues th……続きを見る

THE CHORDS EVERY GUITARIST SHOULD KNOW - DROP TWO VOICINGS "This book is a revelation! I am an experienced classical guitarist who wanted to find out about other styles. Drop Two Voicings Uncovered ……続きを見る

In this insightful new volume, Jack Chambers explores Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington’s music thematically, collating motifs, memes, and predilections that caught Ellington's attention and inspired ……続きを見る

The most successful bandleader of the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was an entertainment icon who played a major role in the mainstreaming of jazz. Whiteman and his band premiered Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue……続きを見る

The revelatory origin story of one of America's most beloved musicians, Louis Armstrong How did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong? In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Ricc……続きを見る

A how-to memoir tracing the learning curves of group music improvisation, the peaks and pitfalls of African hand drumming with electric instruments. 続きを見る

"A lively and anecdotal history" of the tiny family-run studio where jazz greats from Jelly Roll Morton to Louis Armstrong made their first recordings ( Jazz Times). From 1917 to 1932, in a primitiv……続きを見る

In Reaching Beyond, Buddhist thinker and activist Daisaku Ikeda explores the origins, development, and international influence of jazz with legendary artists Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Reflec……続きを見る

This book presents material that will help the intermediate guitarist improve the playing and sight-reading of big band guitar parts, while expanding their knowledge of the instrument at the same ti……続きを見る

Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This ……続きを見る

The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie Hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a life and a thriving career that has ……続きを見る

Catherine and Darius Brubeck’s 1983 move to South Africa launched them on a journey that helped transform jazz education. Blending biography with storytelling, the pair recount their time at the Uni……続きを見る

An in-depth exploration of the style and influence of Pat Metheny, a truly distinctive musical voice of our time. Guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, among the most acclaimed, visionary musicians of……続きを見る

A jazz guitar book for guitarists looking to explore upper voicings At over three hundred and sixty pages "Upper Voicings, Synonyms & Slash Voicings For Jazz Guitar" takes a wide ranging and in-dept……続きを見る

Every night, somewhere in the world, three or four musicians will climb on stage together. Whether the gig is at a jazz club, a bar, or a bar mitzvah, the performance never begins with a note, but w……続きを見る

As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he set out on the road, playing with his first touring……続きを見る

Jazz Guitar Duets, Counterpoint for 12 Strings is a collection of original compositions arranged for two guitars. This book was written and compiled by three respected musicians, Al Hendrickson, Art……続きを見る

El pianista y difusor del jazz Alberto Zuckermann reconstruye, desde sus propios recuerdos y vivencias como joven músico, una cartografía cultural del incipiente mundo sonoro del jazz durante la déc……続きを見る

**An NPR “Books We Love” Pick of the Year A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of the Year “[A] radiant, rich, no-stone-unturned biography.”ーPaula J. Giddings, author of When and Where I Enter A landmark ……続きを見る

Essays on Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Patti Smith A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023 The greatest popular songs, whet……続きを見る

When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer, M.D., conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pur……続きを見る

A new volume of the singular, ongoing, great American jazz novel Nathaniel Mackey’s Late Arcade opens in Los Angeles. A musician known only as N. writes the first of a series of letters to the enigm……続きを見る

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES. ____________ How did modern classical music develop over the 20th Century? What enabled women to get their music performed in the early 1900s? Which class……続きを見る