The first time I was handed a jazz chord chart, I was 13 years old and trying to prove to the director of my middle-school jazz band that I could cut it as the ensemble’s guitarist. I had been on his ...

One of the pleasures of the annual Dance Chicago festival is the opportunity to see less familiar groups on bills with older, more established performers. And one of the most impressive new companies ...

Comping an abbreviation of accompanying is a term used in jazz music to describe the chords rhythms and countermelodies that keyboard players piano or organ or guitar players use to support a jazz ...