Saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker’s challenging version of a 12-bar blues is one of his most enduring contributions. Learn how to navigate these tricky changes by combining bebop and blues.
The folk-rock outfit’s frontman Taylor Goldsmith wrote their debut at 23. Now, with the release of their ninth full-length, Oh Brother, he shares his many insights into how he’s grown as a songwriter, and what that says about him as an artist and an individual.
The influential jazz guitarist’s new release, The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls, 1996), captures a performance at NYC’s Smalls at a time when the venue was emerging as a local creative hotbed. He’s also publishing a career-spanning book of compositions, and together, the works demonstrate a jazz-guitar genius in search of musical and existential truth.
The free-playing supergroup returns with a full-length that explores the outer reaches of composition. Guitarists Tim Motzer and Alex Skolnick mull over the mysteries of their music.
