Cover of 'The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method: The Player’s Guide to Authentic Stylings.'"; One of the hallmarks of jazz is that its players know how to improvise. So it would seem that the idea of ...

Keyboardist and composer Michael Robinson is well known for performing his genre-defying electronic works on his invention, the Meruvina. He is also an accomplished pianist who has released several ...

The late jazz pianist Joan Wildman with WUWM's Maayan Silver at Wildman's house in 2012. The modern piano keyboard has 88 keys. And the late Joan Wildman was a master of all of them. Her ...

Most anyone can sit down at the piano, learn the open position chord, and begin creating music. The idea that you can create a complete piano improvisation in five minutes seems undoable to most.

Oct 21, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Add to Calendar 21-10-2023 13:00 21-10-2023 14:30 America/Toronto Free ~ Jazz Piano Improvisation Workshop with Brad Turner – Session 1 The multi-Juno award-winning ...

Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise. “I was not into the concept of ...

Nov 18, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Add to Calendar 18-11-2023 15:00 18-11-2023 16:30 America/Toronto Free ~ Jazz Piano Improvisation Workshop with Brad Turner – Session 2 The multi-Juno award-winning ...

Yet “improvisation is not random. It’s not the same as just generating randomness as a form of novelty. It’s actually purposeful, intentional and also very individualized – one jazz person solo is ...