Stephen Brown's CD of solo jazz piano music, "Sweet Lorraine," was released in 2009. He is emeritus professor of music at Southern Illinois University and author of "The Sense of Music," 1988.
Stephen Brown's CD of solo jazz piano music, "Sweet Lorraine," was released in 2009. He is emeritus professor of music at Southern Illinois University and author of "The Sense of Music," 1988.
BLANKSep 3, 2010
Developing an appreciation for jazz is partly a matter of understanding how it is influenced by other forces of life, as this review of a new book by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux notes, and how the music plays—and breaks—with form. Developing an appreciation for jazz is partly a matter of understanding how it is influenced by other forces of life. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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