This new sound, dubbed "West Coast Jazz," or "West Coast Cool," generated both excitement and controversy - and Dave Brubeck and his music were at the center of it all. Here jazz historian Ted ...

Explore the places where jazz music came of age and where the early sound of jazz would take root and spread. Biographical Reference: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz End User Conditions ...

Out of this complex contraption wafts a sound that is mellow and ethereal ... through the many shifts and stages of jazz and Black American music. These days, it’s being played by a broad ...

Jazz features lots of improvisation, which requires musicians to: creatively explore and experiment with sound express themselves listening carefully to themselves and the people they make music ...

His music has placed him very much on jazz’s progressive edge. While Stranger Days is O’Farrill’s primary project, he also ...