Videos
‘A Handful of Keys’ – Stride Piano
This classic stride piano song is performed on an electric piano with the sheet music scrolling above.
1959 – The Year That Changed Jazz
This documentary highlights one of the most important years in American jazz history: the year in which four pivotal jazz albums appeared: Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue”, Dave Brubeck’s “Time Out”, Charles Mingus’ “Mingus Ah Hum” and Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come.” Each took jazz into new directions and, in the case …
A Trumpeter’s Resource
Produced by the Army Field Band, this is an extensive description of how the trumpet creates its unique sound.
100 Guitar Riffs (A Brief History of Rock ‘n’ Roll)
Chicago Music Exchange’s Alex Chadwick plays 100 of the most well-known guitar riffs – presented in chronological order from Chet Atkins to St. Vincent – all in ONE video take. Quite an accomplishment. He’s using a 1958 Fender Strat. The 100 guitar riffs are: 1 Mr. Sandman – Chet Atkins 2 Folsom Prison Blues – …
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