Modal Jazz: How Miles Davis Replaced Chord Changes With Scales
Modal jazz is a style of jazz improvisation, originating between 1958 and the mid-1960s, in which musicians improvise over static or slowly-changing…
Features
The 25 Best Duke Ellington Songs Every Jazz Listener Should Know
The 25 Best Duke Ellington Songs Every Jazz Listener Should Know Duke Ellington songs form the largest single body of work in the American jazz canon, comprising more ... Read…
Read the Story →Latest Stories
View All →
Jazz Piano Chords: The Complete Guide to Voicings, Progressions, and Theory
Jazz piano chords are multi-note harmonies built from stacked thirds, typically 7th chords extended with 9ths, 11ths, or 13ths, that define the…
Louis Armstrong Quotes: 40 Memorable Lines from Satchmo Himself
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer whose recorded and documented words reveal the…
The Best Jazz Clubs in NYC: A Complete Guide for 2026
New York City is home to more than 60 active jazz venues, making it the densest concentration of live jazz clubs anywhere…
What to Wear to a Jazz Club: The Complete Style Guide
A jazz club outfit sits somewhere between smart casual and cocktail chic, polished enough to respect the room, relaxed enough to let…
Michael Franks: The Jazz-Pop Songwriter Behind Popsicle Toes
Michael Franks is the American jazz-pop singer-songwriter behind "Popsicle Toes." A complete, fact-checked guide to his life, albums, signature songs, sound, marriage…
Jazz in the 1920s: How the Jazz Age Shaped American Culture
Jazz music in the 1920s was the defining American soundtrack of the decade, a genre born from African American musical traditions in…
Jazz Appreciation Month 2026: History, Events, and How to Celebrate
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is an annual observance held every April in the United States and Canada, created by the Smithsonian’s National…
Montreux Jazz Festival 2026: The 60th Anniversary Complete Guide
The Montreux Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, founded in 1967…
Jazz History
Jazz in the 1920s: How the Jazz Age Shaped American Culture
Jazz music in the 1920s was the defining American soundtrack of the decade, a genre born from African American musical traditions in New Orleans that, by 1920, had ... Read more
Read the Full Story