How to Get Into Pet Play
Pet play is a part of the broader BDSM community. There are many types of pet play where people can role-play as different types of animals. The popular ones are kitten, puppy, and pony …
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Jazz
Go from a jazz beginner to a jazz winner in just twelve tracks with our definitive jazz dozen playlist compiled and explained by Mr Jazz Record Requests, Radio 3’s very own Alyn Shipton. Never again will you be embarrassed by …
Brain scans of jazz musicians unveil language and music similarities
Jazz fans will know that a defining characteristic of the genre – whose greats include Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus – are the spontaneous “musical conversations” that spark up when members of a jazz band improvise.
This improvisation …
Beyond the Music: What Jazz Teaches Us
Non-musical life skills, benefits, and educational lessons
Introduction
Jazz music teaches us many things beyond the sounds. As jazz performers we strive to be better players and advance our art. As jazz teachers we strive to instill in our students …
“Jazz Is My Story:” A Historical Analysis of Jazz and 20th Century African-American Literature
The period of time from the Bebop era to the present—mid-1940s onwards—has been an era of great cultural evolution in the United States, and in few groups more so than the African American community. A factor particularly significant in this …
Why Perfection Is The Enemy Of Jazz
eryone hopes to be perfect one day. Play with perfect intonation, the perfect sound, perfect lines…But what if I told you that the whole idea of perfection is actually what’s holding you back? That aiming for some self-imposed ideal of …