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As opposed to Complete Piano Photo Chords, this edition encompasses only the most commonly used chords that you will find in Jazz music. All photos are shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. A vivid graphic illustrates the location of the notes and a list of note names and the...

Non esiste modo migliore per capire un musicista che quello di farlo parlare nel suo stesso linguaggio: la musica. È con questo presupposto cheil critico del New York Times Ben Ratliff ha incontrato quindici fra i maggiori jazzisti contemporanei e li ha invitati a conversare di musica liberamente...

La storia del Jazz Moderno narrata in modo interattivo, con ascolti da Internet e filmati storici, più la possibilità di accedere in ogni momento a un glossario con tutti i termini tecnici di più difficile comprensione.

Il romanzo di sviluppa nel mondo della musica Jazz, Pop, R&B e Latino-Americana, dove un giovane cantante (Chris), appassionato di musica Jazz, con la quale in America, con l'aiuto del suo mentore un Crooner affermato (Pasquale Merigliano), riesce a raggiungere il successo. Ma nella vita non tutto...

"Nothing will ever compare to the amphetamine rush of my young life and the night I was nearly buggered by my girlfriend's uncle in the Potteries..." The opening line of Stuart Cosgrove's Young Soul Rebel sets up a compelling and intimate story of northern soul, Britain's most fascinating...

The same notes can sound square or swinging, depending on how the music is phrased. This revolutionary book shows how many people misunderstand jazz phrasing and shows how to replace stiff phrasing with fluid lines that have the right jazz feeling. In this book, master pianist Hal Galper also shows how...

This practical and enlightening book gives insight into almost every aspect of jazz musicianship---scale/chord theory, composing techniques, analyzing tunes, practice strategies, etc. For any level of player, on any instrument. Endorsed by Jessica Wiliams, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill mays, etc.

Finally, a great method which will show you how to play the acoustic jazz guitar in the style of players like Django Reinhardt, Oscar Alleman and Eddie Lang - their style is characterized by a powerful rhythm guitar and a vital swinging single-note solo line. Due to the fact that it can be very hard...

An historical survey of jazz. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.

Thanks to the pioneering tours of the Creole Band, jazz began to be heard nationwide on the vaudeville stages of America from 1914 to 1918. This seven-piece band toured the country, exporting for the first time the authentic jazz strains that had developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century....

I Wish You Love is the inspiring story ofa courageous woman overcoming terrible adversities--a story of triumph over tragedy, of heartbreaking and heart-mending and a jazz career that would span four decades.It is also an important piece of American history, a first-hand account of the African-American...

Going behind the gossip columns, the true story of a singer who has worked hard, reinventing herself along the way, to become a household name and one of the biggest artists on the planet Rihanna has sold more than 25 million albums and won numerous awards, including five Grammys. At the same...

Peggy Gilbert, born Margaret Fern Knechtges (1905-2007), arrived into a musical family and grew up hearing music in her house every day. Her father was a violinist who played in theatre pit bands in Sioux City, Iowa, and her mother sang for touring opera companies whenever they appeared in town. Margaret...

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, The Entertainer, originally composed in 1902. Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was known as the "King of Ragtime". Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive...