How the Flexibility of the Twelve-Bar Blues Has Helped Shape the Jazz Language

03 October 2005 ninth measure of the A-flat blues, Bley adds a 7 chord, not unlike an augmented sixth found in classical music. authors: Garth Alper author_ids: 156 authors: Garth Alper author_ids: 156

Towards the Acceptance of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Popular Music Studies

01 October 2007 used as a framework on which to improvise. Yet very few classical pianists are taught this skill in college. authors: Garth Alper author_ids: 156 authors: Garth Alper author_ids: 156

Black, Brown, and Beige: One Piece of Duke Ellington's Musical and Social Legacy

01 October 2011 For this article, I chose Black, Brown, and Beige, and the critics' reactions to it, as a starting point from which to discuss Ellington's efforts to change negative perceptions about African Americans and the conditions under which they lived. The...