by Sam Braysher | Mar 21, 2021 | Jazz Music, Jazz Stories
Whilst there are many thousands of songs in the jazz repertoire, a much smaller selection achieve ‘legendary’ status, being reinterpreted by countless musicians both old and new. The subject of this article – Hoagy Carmichael – wrote a...
by Discover Jazz | Jan 16, 2021 | Jazz Music, Jazz Stories
Great jazz music didn’t appear in a vacuum and in this article we’ve picked 10 books which allow the reader to get deeper into jazz history. The goal? To discover the people and the situations which led to the evolution of the music we love. Whether...
by Sam Braysher | Nov 2, 2020 | Jazz Music, Jazz Stories
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born on 29 April 1899 in Washington D.C. As well as leading his famed orchestra from the piano chair, he is considered by many to be the greatest jazz composer in history. In fact, he is arguably one of America’s finest composers,...
by Matt Fripp | Oct 2, 2020 | Jazz Music, Jazz Stories
Perhaps in jazz more than any other genre, there exists an enormous crossover between the most famous composers and the greatest performers. In this article, we look at that select group of musicians who are possibly best-known as jazz composers. There is a long...
by Discover Jazz | Sep 22, 2020 | Jazz Music, Jazz Stories
There may be hundreds of ‘classic’ jazz tunes out there, but a handful of them have established themselves as the most famous jazz songs of all time. In this article, we’re going to look at 10 of these top jazz standards and see how and why they...
by Discover Jazz | Aug 31, 2020 | Jazz Stories
In this article we’ve picked 10 great jazz quotes from ten legendary musicians in history. The notes they play or sing may well be the most important thing, but checking out what they had to say on the topic of life and music gives an often fascinating insight...
