9/23/2023 0 Comments Laverne upright pianoZoot Sims: “I think one of the best things you can do, no matter what you play, is to take up piano. The piano is one of the few versatile instruments in a jazz combo which can play chords, rather than single notes only. The pianist has all the elements of complete musical expression: rhythm, melody and harmony with innumerable combinations. Pianists have always been among jazz’s great improvisors, composers and bandleaders. The piano is also an essential instrument in the understanding of jazz theory and arranging, because of its combined melodic and harmonic nature. From the beginning jazz piano has been an integral part of the jazz history, in both solo and ensemble settings. The piano has been a central instrument in the evolution of jazz. Aside from the weighty technical problem of collective coherent thinking, there is the very human, even social need for sympathy from all members to bend for the common result. Group improvisation is a further challenge.
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