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Intuition and Studying
Blog from Ken's site jazztuition.com During the 1st week after starting Music College, as 1st Tenor Sax in the Big Band, I was confronted with a chord chart for me to use to improvise over a section in a Sammy Nestico tune, a week later. Most of the chord symbols seemed alien to me so I [...]
Complex Time Signatures – Introduction to the Concept of Pyramid Rhythms
Blog from Ken's site jazztuition.com Recordings of Ken improvising with these rhythms can be found here: 'Crooked Crooks Cracks' by Ken Stubbs video/score 'Lonely Together' by Ken Stubbs video/transcription 'Countdown' by John Coltrane video/transcription The inspiration for the development of what I have termed, Pyramid Rhythms, came mainly from 2 different sources. Pyramid Rhythms are [...]
What is Jazz?
Blog from Ken's site jazztuition.com What is jazz? Initially, for many reasons I shied away from using the word Jazz. It seemed to have been hijacked by so many different groups as being theirs that I lost sight of where the boundaries are and became even more confused. Consequently, it took a long time for me [...]
ECM
First House was a British jazz quartet that was active between 1983 and 1990. Founded and led by saxophonist and composer Ken Stubbs, the group also consisted of Django Bates on piano (and composer), Mick Hutton on acoustic bass and Martin France on drum kit and percussion. After receiving an Arts Council of Great Britain Jazz Bursary Award in 1983, Ken Stubbs formed this [...]