Funky on the One, Part 2

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Speeding Up, Slowing Down

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Effective Rhythmic Cliches: A Case Study

An examination of two recurring rhythms in Michael Jackson’s “Day and Night.” [...]

Irving Berlin and Ahmad Jamal: Cheek to Cheek?

comparison and discussion of two interpretations of the song “Cheek to Cheek.” [...]

Jazz History

My curriculum and concepts for teaching jazz history are strongly influenced by Rae Linda Brown, PhD (currently at Loyola Marymount University), a distinguished scholar of Black music who I studied and worked with as a teaching assistant at UC Irvine. The history of jazz cannot be separated from the musical and social history of [...]

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