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Brian Shaw discusses Kenny Wheeler's compositional techniques and history and how that might have inspired writing techniques and his sound.
John Korsrud discusses how he uses the compositional technique hocketing in a jazz context as well as Kenny Wheeler's last…
John La Barbera distills down techniques, processes, and gives in depth analysis on the art of arranging.
Managed and curated by trombonist and composer JC Sanford, the ISJAC Artist Blog is a collection of writings by some of the most visionary minds in the jazz composition and arranging community. Featuring articles by composers from all walks of the industry, the ISJAC Artist Blog is updated monthly with both new and archived pieces.
Our two most recent articles are always available on the ISJAC site, with the full archive accessible for our member community.
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The Archive
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol: Bringing the Brazilian Capoeira & Turkish Folk music to the Jazz Orchestra
Alan Ferber: Womb-mates to Band-mates – an interview with Mark Ferber
Angelica Sanchez: Astral Light of Alarid (Video Analysis)
Kenny Berger: Don't Block the Rear View Mirror
David Sanford: John Lewis’s Blues in A Minor, an arranging challenge
Rio Sakairi: An Open Love Letter To...
S'yo Fang: Composition Inspired By Other Forms of Art
Frank Carlberg: Some Harmonic Strategies In (Jazz) Composition
John Korsrud: Introduction to Hocketing and Kenny Wheeler's Last Work
Terri Lyne Carrington: In Conversation with Kris Davis and Devon Gates on jazz, gender, and New Standards.
Anthony Branker: Finding the Inspiration to Compose
Erica Seguine: The Power of Patience as a Composer, the Importance of Discernment and Trust, and the Gift of Perspective
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