In this deep dive, we break down how iconic players like Miles, Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, and Sonny Rollins created interest and movement over "the one" chord. Using short transcriptions and a ...

In this case, the idea is to be able to create your own loops or chord progressions, although this knowledge is useful beyond this genre, too, of course. Apologies in advance for Example 1 ...

The presence of a well-crafted and performed chord progression can often be the glue that gels the song together. If executed well, it should support your melody and lyric, while grabbing ...

The vibraphone has been a feature of jazz bandstands since about 1930 ... album “Head On,” the vibraphonist quickens his chord progression. Whether planned or improvised, the bandleader ...

Chords are treated as a palette of overlapping tones and intervals that swirl forward—more exploration of melodic minor modes than a traditional progression like IIm ... Piano blends with organ, ...

You know you're doing something right as a musician when a particular chord or chord progression gets named after you. Take for instance the Hendrix Chord (that's a dominant seven chord with a ...

February 2022 saw another chord change. Then on Monday, 5 February 2024, organ pipes were changed once again. The chord that had been sustained for two years (C, D-flat, D-sharp, E, A-sharp and E) ...

No matter whether you prefer jazz ... mechanical organ at Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, where the centuries-long performance is taking place. They heard the song’s chord changing ...

One might say "mission accomplished" for the folks with the John Cage Organ Foundation in Halberstadt ... On Monday, the 16th chord progression began and will last for two years until the next.