Melody EctorMy choice for most influential Bebop MusiciansBebop is heavily categorized based off improvisation and chord changes. Bebop is the foundation on which modern jazz was built. Here are…May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Melody EctorVoice PostI recently stumbled upon a blogger called The Musical Bungalow who writes talks about the song “Compared to What” by Eugene McDaniel in…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Melody EctorBebopHi Friends! I haven’t been on top of my post recently (I’m sick and busy) but this time I wanna talk about one of my favorite subgenres…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018
Melody EctorHazel ScottHi friends it’s been a while. My journey to talk about jazz piano continues here! This week I want to talk about one of my favorite…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
Melody EctorI’m frankly getting a little board with the chats about jazz piano and its different styles so I’m…Its really interesting to see how much streaming influences music now a days. The music video has about 40K views right now, but the…Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
Melody EctorWhy I playAs I sit here at my job listening to the sounds of whatever elevator type music is playing, all I can think to myself is “how long until…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018
Melody EctorMusicSince this is an open blog I’m not gonna stick to my routine of talking about just evolution of piano styles, but instead I’m going to talk…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Melody EctorLets get SwinginSwing developed in the 1920s as a mixture of West African and Western European rhythms. While swing is a distinctly American style of…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Melody EctorStride!!!!If you remember from last week I talked about Ragtime and its style of playing, how it was formed, some major influences etc etc etc. Now I…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018