When you think, 'I want to join a jazz session!', the first thing recommended to you is the 'blues'.You are often taught, 'You can play the blues with just a pentatonic scale!', but when you actually ...

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It seems Louis Jordan wanted to be a stranger to the word decline. This album was produced in 1974 by Johnny Otis, a fellow ...

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John Lennon had solo hits before the Beatles even broke up. Here's a countdown of his 40 best songs, from "Instant Karma!" to "Imagine" and beyond.

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Hello to our readers! Thank you for your interest in the music of great American composer Fred Rose. Jeff Barnhart and I have ...

Jackson musician Maya Kyles was inspired to play drums after watching the Mississippi Mass Choir as a child. Her musical style is influenced by a wide range of genres including gospel, blues, R&B, and ...