Trolling through the app stores, a musician sees plenty of options for learning new tricks, and all sort of tuners and other utilities. But truly useful musicians' tools designed for players who know ...

Jazz & Improvisation have been important to the musical landscape of University of Delaware for decades. Consisting of big bands, combos, academic classes, and private lessons, the Jazz program has ...

How winging it can help non-musicians learn music. Improvisation can be a powerful introductory tool for those learning to make music for the first time. And believe it or not, people new to music ...

Matt Leder blew his shiny brass trumpet last week in a lively rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In," and middle school musicians joined in. The students played brass and other ...

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 ...

Local youths are learning the art of improvisation with Jazz Jam Sessions at the Ground Zero teen center in Bellevue. Participants learn to play by ear with backing from the band Small Jazz Orchestra, ...

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...

“The point of the camp is that jazz improvisation is not covered in the curriculum because there just isn’t time enough in the day,” Leder said. “By the time they get to college, they sound pretty ...