2,3, Bopdoodle-ooo
August 6, 2008
In the last doodle, I began talking about jazz improvisation as its own language and conversation. It is just that, but of course there has to be more than questions and answers. As ‘jazzheads’ we need to be able to make statements, sentences and paragraphs. A statement can be thought of as any ‘phrase’ that is longer than two bars. [Read more]
1,2, skudley-doo
August 1, 2008
The art of jazz improvisation is a beautiful thing. Like all art, some artists are more adept than others. In this column, I will put forth concepts, ideas, and perhaps silly idle thoughts. All, however, with the hopes that as time goes on, more and more of us become truly adept at creating the art of jazz improvisation and living our lives on jazz!
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