Jazz

Twin Sons from Different Mothers: Harmonic Convergence in Jazz and Classical Music, Part 4: "The Neapolitan 6th Chord in Jazz and Classical Music"

The "Neapolitan 6th" chord (N6) is another sonority whose definition is based on the triad that it makes, which is a vertical perspective that glosses over its actual horizontal function. It is ...
Jazz

Twin Sons from Different Mothers?: Harmonic Convergence in Jazz and Classical Music, Part 1: "The Blues"

Viewed in this way, we can see the blues as a quest for existential answers to questions that have always been, and always will be—they have no beginning, and no end. In my article about Harmony and ...
Time

Music: Swing, with Harmonics

At the age of 28, a Montreal Negro named Oscar Peterson is one of the world’s finest jazz pianists. As a touring star of the troupe called Jazz at the Philharmonic (TIME, March 2), he has fascinated ...
South Carolina Public Radio

Rapp on Jazz: The role of basslines in jazz

In jazz, the bassline is the heartbeat of the music. The bassist provides the harmonic foundation, outlining the chord ...
Orlando Weekly

Odd Harmonic debuts at Will’s Pub this week, connecting disparate threads of underground sound

“For this particular event, I wanted to keep things a bit more eclectic and not hyperfocus on one genre of music. All artists that are playing are approaching their music with a sense of exploration ...