Articles by Rewsnat

True Essence of Jazz

by Rewsnat
August 25, 2007

The core of jazz is improvisation. This is also what sets apart jazz music from many other forms of music. A friend of mine, who is a keen composer, once asked me, “Don't you jazz musicians get bored playing the same standards all the time over and over again," and I replied, “Well, the thing is, every time we play, it is different from the last, and we seldom know what's going to happen next." Check ...