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 ...

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 ...

Soweto Kinch is an award-winning saxophonist and MC, who is one of the most dynamic jazz musicians on the UK scene, having twice won MOBO awards as Best Jazz Act. He has presented BBC programmes ...

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

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 ...