Wiring out his chords crazily ... I suspect that most jazz guitarists begin playing music that isn’t strictly jazz. Instead, they move toward it, seduced by the complex mystery of the genre ...

Adding major sevenths to chords can be the equivalent of letting in more colour and sunlight. Basic chordal character and ...

It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand ...

The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.