HOW TO LISTEN TO JAZZ

Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its sound unequivocally calls forth n arratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don t know what to make of improvisation or unexpected shifts in melody or tempo. How does a casual listener learn to understand and app reciate the nuances between the unapologetic and innovative sounds of Louis Armstrong, the complexity of Coleman Hawkins saxophone, and the e...[Read more]