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While the electric guitar gets most of the glory in popular music since the 60s, the piano still sits at the center of many memorable songs. Back in the tin pan alley days, hopeful songwriters pitched their latest tunes to…
The Bossa Nova is a beat, a style, and a genre of music that developed in Rio de Janeiro and gained worldwide fame in the 1960s. Related to the samba beat, its basic rhythm has been borrowed and incorporated into…
Piano players spend huge amounts of time alone in rooms with their instruments. Like any dedicated professional trying to master their craft, it’s helpful to step away from the instrument from time to time to get some perspective. If you’re…
Funk. Huh? In a funk, smelling funky, funky haircut, funky shoes, funkadelic… oh yeah! Now we’re talking. Funk is the music made famous by artists such as, Parliament-Funkadelic, James Brown, and The Meters. The heart of funk music is the…
Here is a list of young(er) musicians making serious waves in the jazz world. Many of them are already established stars with busy performing and teaching careers, but there is some youth here. The level of creativity, technical command and…
The jam band has a few different faces but they all revolve around the idea that songs are more road maps with certain points of arrival. How one gets from A to B always differs from performance to performance. The…
Each month, Joshua Lebofsky (NMW World Music Editor), secludes himself in a hotel room somewhere in the world and puts together a playlist that will blow your socks off. This is great music. The playlist is a carefully curated selection…
Imagine the perfect romantic dinner with your significant other – the mood is set with candles, wine, and a delicious meal. But what’s missing? The perfect playlist, of course! That’s where we come in. We’ve compiled a list of the…
Motown. Detroit. The Motor City! Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959, and turned it into a hit-making machine that produced 79 top ten records between 1960-1969. Its most famous songwriting team was Dozier and Holland who wrote hit after…