Stephen Chen of New York’s San Fermin and Behaviorist opens up about trying to write catchy pop melodies with subtle harmonic and rhythmic complexity.
Tag: NYC jazz
Who’s Never Heard of Hal Willner?
Exploring the wacky career and curatorial escapades of one of New York’s most important musical directors, despite Willner never becoming a household name.
How Jazz Is Secretly Rewriting Its Own Future in Camouflage
You may not have known this, but yesterday was International Jazz Day. Look around, and…
How Successful Musicians Practice: The Horn Section
This is the fourth instalment in our series on How Successful Musicians Practice. If you’re just…
Three Jazz Artists Harmoniously and Creatively Blending Arabic and Western Music
By Lee Dynes The sound palette of Arabic, Persian, and various Middle Eastern regional cultures…
Thank You, Nat Hentoff: A Writer Listening Beyond Category
By Sarah Manning In an interview with the Rutherford Institute in 2012, journalist, author, and…
Marty Fowler on Vibrations in Space
Marty Fowler is always searching — searching for the right harmony, the right note, the best way…