Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some ...

What if becoming a creative entrepreneur meant orchestrating a constellation of resources? Hank Shocklee, an instructor at the School of Jazz, part of the College of Performing Arts within The New ...

With the band Kneebody, the music of saxophonist, bassoonist and composer Ben Wendel is exuberant and often brash. His work on his own has tended to be more nuanced and subtle. On his latest recording ...