New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

Keyboardist and composer Michael Robinson is well known for performing his genre-defying electronic works on his invention, the Meruvina. He is also an accomplished pianist who has released several ...

Most anyone can sit down at the piano, learn the open position chord, and begin creating music. The idea that you can create a complete piano improvisation in five minutes seems undoable to most.

The late jazz pianist Joan Wildman with WUWM's Maayan Silver at Wildman's house in 2012. The modern piano keyboard has 88 keys. And the late Joan Wildman was a master of all of them. Her ...

Oct 21 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Add to Calendar 21-10-2023 13:00 21-10-2023 14:30 America/Toronto Free ~ Jazz Piano Improvisation Workshop with Brad Turner – Session 1 The multi-Juno award-winning musician ...

Improvisation was regarded as an important skill in Western music from its earliest days right through the 19th century. Pianist Gabriela Montero points out that J. S. Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ...

Did you know that Charlie Puth, one of today’s biggest pop stars, is a jazz piano major, with perfect pitch and a passion for a certain Romantic piano legend? “Jazz music is really cool and relaxing,” ...

Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

Yet “improvisation is not random. It’s not the same as just generating randomness as a form of novelty. It’s actually purposeful, intentional and also very individualized – one jazz person solo is ...