Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
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Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
We’re up on Open Sea with 4 Jon Burr originals available for licensing via NFT.
One flat rate grants an unlimited, non-exclusive right for use in media in perpetuity.
The bundle is priced at 4 Ethereum (ETH), and individual tracks …
This year in New York City, the earliest sunset arrived on December 3rd, at 4:28 PM, remaining at that time through December 12th.
At the perigee (lowest orbit point) of the sun’s journey through our …
“Newcomer Jon Burr…is a technical master, for whom `In a Sentimental Mood’ and `Blue Monk’ were perfect frameworks.”—Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
“Burr erected solid foundations and filled his accompaniment with clever embellishments as well. His unaccompanied `Makin’ …
There are so many essential little muscles hidden away controlling our posture and defining our self-concept, we’re usually not aware of them until something goes wrong.
Every body has different habits, strengths and weaknesses, and different histories …
“Losing weight” is an unhealthy goal to pursue. Using a weight scale as your measure of progress usually leads to muscle loss with fat loss, causing serious damage to your metabolism. Metabolism has to be …