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Jazz fans are probably used to seeing Ahmad Jamal looking regal at his instrument. A big chunk of the pianist's art is based on milking his music for all the dynamics possible, and his posture helps the creativity by bolstering the power.

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Spotlight Artist: Charlie Parker

Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker revolutionized the harmonic possibilities and rhythmic syntax of jazz improvisation to the extent that a whole new language, or at the very least a fresh jazz dialect, emerged. His style has engaged successive generati ...  continue