To many, composed music and improvised music seem to be opposites, but in jazz, they merge in a unique fashion. It has been said that the best improvised music sounds composed, and that the best ...

Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

When Bar 404 opened in December 2021 in the former home of Rory's Tavern, owners Kerry O'Brien and Marty Varela were eager to start a music program ... dedicated to free jazz performances from ...

Key of She is leading jazz workshops at the Settlement Music School this Sunday for female and nonbinary students of all levels.

Organizers and music experts said it's a great opportunity to enjoy a genre of music that has deep ties to the Bayou City.

Here are the general findings in jazz music: jazz styles such as swing and bebop are very fast in tempo free jazz - a style developed in the 1950s and 60s - involved players in the same ensemble ...