So I'm a university student moving to London for music studies. For the past months ve been very interested in free jazz and generally improvasation, and I really want to try to play with other people, and especially want to play some ideas I have in my mind.
What are your experiences in this field and what I should be aware of?
I'm still on my quest to listen back to remarkable stuff chronologically from the 50s as recently I mostly listen to contemporary artists and realized that I haven't listened much to those albums in the 50s outside of some of the famous ones.
I'm currently at '57 and I feel like there are a lot of albums in that year that I don't want to miss in case they might be overshadowed by the obvious titles that would always be cited on some sites' ranking.
I really like these albums by Jeff parker. I am looking for artists that are similar, like Julian Lange, etc.
I love swing, but looking for more melancholy. Someone pouring their soul into their instrument. Bonus points for NYC Jazz.
I am looking for something somewhat specific. Bonus points if it has math rock elements.
I'm a complete beginner in jazz. For some reason, I listened to Miles Davis and liked it, but I can't understand his music; I just listen. I'd like to understand a little more about how it all works. Any tips?
*English is not my native language.
*If there's another topic about this, sorry.
People who are musicians or hip to what's going on: I'm looking for Jazz bands that have not broken into main stream fame. Can you make some recommendations?
I'm mostly interested in bands under the age of 50. If possible music that is boundary pushing and original.
Please, kindly share what you know. So that can expand horizon + listen to new exciting music.
edit: thanks everybody for your kind suggestions! I really appreciate it, and I'm sure others will too. 😃
I play the alto saxophone. To all the saxophones out there, what would you say improved your tone and language the most? (i.e. long tones, overtones, transcribing) Open to recommendations on what my practice routine should look like as well please
You know that thing where a soloist sustains a note for a long time and the crowd gets increasingly more raucous the longer it goes? What’s your favorite one of those?
An obituary (in German): https://jazzpages.de/gunter-hampel-rip-1937-2026-2605201/
Just wantes to share my recent collection.
I am relatively new to jazz and Im really interested in primary guitarists. You guys have any suggestions?
If you haven't checked out these conversations between Mel Lewis and Loren Schonberg on WKCR, you should! They discuss everything from Baby Dodds to Elvin Jones.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvTQNNamp01EsLum_eScfetP2CcNYyz5t
Grant Green, g; McCoy Tyner, p; Bob Cranshaw, b; Elvin Jones, d. Recorded May 20, 1965. Released 1990 w a previously unreleased bonus track.
I've been listening to jazz for a few years. These are the albums I keep coming back to. Would be interested to hear some recommendations based off this chart, I've been looking to try some new things.
I'm sorry for the lackluster description...
It starts Gm7b5 - C7 - Fm with the melody Bb G G Bb C Bb Ab F
Then Dm7b5 - G7 - C with the melody Ab G G F E
Then the B section is Cm - F7 - Bb, Ab7 - G7