Jazz has always been fueled by modern, contemporary artists, young jazz musicians seeking new modes of expression. Indeed, the future of jazz has always reflected the changing times that have ...

Jazz guitarist and composer Lee Heerspink ’04 teaches Survey of American Music and offers lessons in contemporary and jazz guitar in the Department of Music. He also teaches and directs the Hope ...

Initially influenced by Benny Goodman’s guitarist, Charlie Christian ... Metheny even called Hall “the father of modern jazz ...

Joe Pass and others who blazed a trail for contemporary jazz guitarists. Venezia traces their footsteps, but does so in his own way, which is one reason why his sophomore album, The ... David Budway's ...

A cornerstone in the Metro Detroit jazz community, musician and educator Marion Hayden is the recipient of the 2025 Kresge ...

The combination of inside and outside playing sounds both classic and modern ... of the power and beauty of jazz guitar. The track I chose features the guitarist Jim Hall, who was well known ...

They also saw it as a fad that would quickly fade, but, as the 60s progressed, free jazz offered a path that many musicians took. Modern Jazz Quartet co-founder John Lewis recognized the ...

Syncopation, a trailblazing Indian contemporary jazz and funk band led by virtuoso guitarist and composer Risshi S Sachdeva, has been making waves in the music scene since its inception in 2009. With ...