Up next in our series of interviews with notable, in-the-know locals: Tomeka Reid, who hosts the third annual Chicago Jazz String Summit May 12 and 13 at Elastic Arts and Constellation Chicago. What’s ...

Find out about improvisation and different styles of music. Learn about how Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis use improvisation in their music. Have a go at improvising your own piece of ...

Improvising doesn’t have to be hard. Maybe it gets its reputation from being associated with certain virtuoso jazz guitarists who take improvising to incredible levels. Still, you can easily get ...

Strings Without Boundaries aims to help classical string musicians of all ages, both amateur and professional, expand their horizons and skillsets to musical styles outside of the traditional Western ...

Guitar lessons: Learning more scales won’t make you a better guitarist. Learning how to use scales more creatively will, though. These three improvisation techniques will restrict you so that you ...