Experience the joy of jazz improvisation with Patience Higgins

You are a musician, working at your instrumental or vocal technique yet you reach a dead end.  Your goal is […]

Find Happiness In the Blues With Dave Scott

Got the blues because you are playing or singing and finding you can’t get anywhere? New York Jazz Workshop offers […]

Discover the instrument everyone owns: the voice, with Olivia Foschi

For vocalists who have tackled other styles of music, they may wonder where they can learn jazz vocals to broaden […]

Is white male gatekeeping a problem in online jazz culture?

Is white male gatekeeping a problematic issue in online jazz culture? In the contemporary era, there are multiple YouTube channels […]

Fall in love with the bebop the lingua franca of modern jazz with Sean Conly

Someone might come across this listing for a bebop workshop, who might be new to playing jazz and think “This […]

Do careers in jazz music pay the bills?

Do careers in jazz music pay the bills? Imagine being an eager young student attracted to jazz, and choosing it […]

Why is jazz the ultimate foundation to play other styles?

Introduction Why is jazz the ultimate foundation for playing other styles of music? Jazz, or Black American Music, is the […]

Is Today’s Jazz Too Strange For Modern Audiences?

Is today’s jazz too strange for a modern audience? Most of my friends don’t like jazz, they are either into […]

How did Smooth Jazz Evolve? A Deep Dive With Shizuka Shearn

Intro Smooth jazz, we all know what that is.  It’s the unobtrusive, glossily produced music that pipes into grocery stores, […]

What about jazz and gender in the 21st century?

What about jazz and gender in the 21st century? I’ve been a jazz fan all of my life, and deeply […]

Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)– Blue Note till it wasn’t Blue Note Anymore

Change is an inevitable part of the universe. Matter and humankind  are born, they morph, they die.  “Change, (Makes You […]

Cancel culture in jazz

Cancel culture can be seen in jazz, though it is not quite as prevalent as it is in other genres […]