Top Jazz Education resources and information on jazz music for students, teachers, performers and even listeners.
About Jazz
Jazz is one style of music that musicians love because of the improvisations involved. To the uninitiated, jazz may seem a bit complex (to learn and play), but once you understand the basics and a bit of theory, improvisation is fun actually.
Here, you don’t have to play anything note by note. Of course the melody part has to remain the same, but when it comes to harmonization you can use interesting chord progressions to make it sound more interesting.
Jazz developed in America but today is popular around the world. If you are keen to further your jazz education, here are some useful resources that you can checkout to further your jazz education.
Top Jazz Lessons
- Know the basic scales – Major and minor scales
- Learn how to construct 7th chords (and their extensions – 9th, 11th, and 13th). Having said that, don’t get bogged down by the complicated chords. Its more important to know that tune completely.
- Improve your Jazz Theory skills. Here are some good books on jazz theory.
- Learn a few chord progressions. Learn to play popular progressions, such as ii V I chord progression, in all 12 keys.
Here are some more learning resources.
- Basic Music Theory
- Best Jazz Theory Books
- Jazz Sheet Music
- How to play Jazz Piano
- How to play Jazz Guitar
You can find easily find jazz tutors, including personal teachers who offer one-to-one lessons.
Best Jazz Albums
In order to play well, its also important to listen to good music. Here we have listed popular jazz albums of all time. You can also use some of these to start your own jazz collection.
- Kind Of Blue – Miles Davis
- Miles Davis – “Four” & More
- Piano Starts Here – Art Tatum
- We Get Requests – Oscar Peterson Trio
- Time Out – Dave Brubeck
- Jazz At Massey Hall (“The Greatest Concert Ever”) – The Quintet
- The Best of the Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings – Louis Armstrong
- Saxophone Colossus – Sonny Rollins
- Empyrean Isles – Herbie Hancock
Top Jazz Festivals and Events Around the World
Best Jazz festivals in the world:
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Canada
Not just the biggest Jazz festival, its actually among the biggest music festivals in the world. 10 day festival (usually held every June-July) that attracts thousands of artists, and millions of visitors from around the world.
Website: Montrealjazzfest.com
Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Festival lasts about two weeks (usually held every June-July), attracts several famous musicians. Originally a pure jazz festival, today the festival attracts artists of varied music styles (even though Jazz is the primary focus of the festival).
Website: Montreuxjazz.com
Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark
10 days of Jazz (usually in July), this is pretty much the European capital of Jazz.
Website: Jazz.dk
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Louisiana, USA
Birthplace of Jazz music, this event is held every April and May. The festival is also popularly known as Jazz Fest.
Website: Nojazzfest.com
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California
Three day event in California (in September) showcases a mix of Jazz, blues and folk including workshops, exhibitions. The festival educates and nurture jazz in the community.
Website: Montereyjazzfestival.org
Best Jazz Pianists
Best jazz pianists of all time.
- Art Tatum
- Thelonious Monk
- Oscar Peterson
- Bud Powell
- Bill Evans
Top Websites for Great Jazz Music & Lessons
Here are 10 awesome jazz music websites that has great learning resources, as well as music for listening.
If you are looking for jazz related resources such as lessons, sample chord progressions, jazz music to hear, and so on, here are some of the best resources available online.
The Best Websites for Jazz Music
Here’s a list of sites that has the best resources, lessons on Jazz Music.
All About Jazz
Plenty of jazz music with reviews, interviews, forums, jazz videos and the latest jazz news
Jazz.Alexanderstreet
Jazz Music Library comes with streaming jazz music of thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.
Learn Jazz Piano
One of the better Jazz Forums, with free Jazz Piano Lessons and jazz study using files, and other jazz material.
A Passion for Jazz
All about jazz music history and education
Jazz Piano Lessons
Learn jazz piano, jazz theory, improvisation, and jazz standards. Free jazz piano lessons available
Jazz Radio
Enjoy great great jazz music on this online radio station
Jazz Review
Good jazz community with plenty of resources.
Jazz Piano Online
One of the best resources for lonline jazz piano lessons
Jazz Piano Cafe
Learn, play, and enjoy jazz piano.
Jazz Piano School
Learn jazz piano and improvisation
We have tried to list the best ones here, but in case you come across something special, please let us know.
So do check out these websites to further your knowledge on Jazz Music.
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