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ISJAC Board Member Terri Lyne Carrington sat down with Kris Davis and Devon Gates in this interview covering jazz, gender,…
Composer and Saxophonist Christine Jensen reflects on the role of character development, melody, and her upbringing on her way of…
Asuka Kakitani reflects on her experience as a composer, the value of melody, and parenthood's influence on composition.
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
John La Barbera: Basic Tools For Better Arranging
David Caffey: The Jazz Soli: The Arranger’s Solo
Ellen Rowe: Composing and Arranging for Young Jazz Ensembles
Christine Jensen: Character Development in Composition
An Interview with John Clayton
Michael Phillip Mossman: On Arranging
Thinking Forward (Blog 17)
Scott Robinson: Following the Music
Ryan Keberle: Eight Things I’ve Learned About Jazz Composition and Arranging as a Freelance Trombonist
Adam Benjamin: Some Thoughts on Listening
Bob Mintzer: The Ever Evolving Writing Process
Fred Hersch: A Composition Exercise to Try Today
Asuka Kakitani: My personal perspective on composing
Terry Promane: Give Me 5
Paul Read: Minor and Major Seconds, 1959, Transcribing, Score Study and other Reflections
Florian Ross: Cooking & Eggs
Rick Lawn: Lessons I've Learned
Bill Dobbins and Concerto for Jazz Orchestra: the Use of a Twelve-Tone Row in a Large Scale Jazz Composition
Rick Lawn: Remembering Manny Albam
David Berger's Answers to Common Jazz Arranging Questions
Adam Benjamin on Jazz Composition
John La Barbera On Arranging - Part 2
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