Chasin' the Sound - Levy, Brian; Waters, Keith
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In Chasin' the Sound: Learning Jazz Improvisation through Historical Models , authors Brian Levy and Keith Waters use solos by famous jazz musicians to outline a melodic and rhythmic vocabulary of jazz improvisation. In contrast to mainstream approaches based on rote memorization and generic chord/scale pedagogies, Chasin' the Sound encourages a hands-on approach with activities that highlight the intangible yet key aesthetics of sound, groove, and feel. By studying jazz fundamentals alongside well-known examples of those fundamentals in practice, students gain a broader and more meaningful understanding of the art of improvisation.…mehr

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In Chasin' the Sound: Learning Jazz Improvisation through Historical Models , authors Brian Levy and Keith Waters use solos by famous jazz musicians to outline a melodic and rhythmic vocabulary of jazz improvisation. In contrast to mainstream approaches based on rote memorization and generic chord/scale pedagogies, Chasin' the Sound encourages a hands-on approach with activities that highlight the intangible yet key aesthetics of sound, groove, and feel. By studying jazz fundamentals alongside well-known examples of those fundamentals in practice, students gain a broader and more meaningful understanding of the art of improvisation.
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Autorenporträt
Brian Levy is Director of Jazz Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU). Prior to this role, he was a full-time member of the faculty at The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) from 2013-23, where he held joint appointments in the Department of Jazz Studies and the Department of Music History and Musicology. In 2021, he received the prestigious Louis Krasner Teaching Award. As a saxophonist, Levy performs regularly in the US and Europe. Keith Waters is Professor of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder. As a professional jazz pianist, he has recorded and performed with jazz artists such as James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Janis Siegel, and many others. As an author, Waters is the author of The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68; Postbop Jazz in the 1960s: The Compositions of Wayne Shorter; Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea; and Jazz: The First Hundred Years (with co-author Henry Martin).