Mathematical analysis suggests that melodies and harmonies have become less complex as music evolves and musicians find new ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

New research suggests traditionally complex Western genres like jazz and classical music have become more simplified in ...

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 ...

Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...

Musicians pay tribute to Corea-Burton-Ozone in Durango, Farmington Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How about ...

CLASSICAL & JAZZ EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL PART 1From the straight-ahead “trad jazz” to glimmers of the avant-garde, the Earshot Jazz Festival offers a superb view of jazz today. The 18-day festival ...

Every year on April 30, the world celebrates International Jazz Day, a global tribute to a genre that transcends borders and ...

In early November, a trio of top-notch classically trained musicians took to the stage in front of a full house. With William Ransom accompanying on piano, tenor Timothy Miller and soprano Bethany ...