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Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos

Fuse Music Commentary: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Coda without a Finale

What we know of mass-market choice suggests that the more choices a person has, the more likely it is that the person will be dissatisfied with any one choice.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Classical Music, economics, Jazz, Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — The Straddlers, Part Two

I would like to think that there are more composers working today who think of themselves as beyond category.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: David Baker, Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos, Jussi Lampela, Nadia Charmaine Burgess, Nikolai Kapustin

Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Real Tradition, but of What?

The tradition of hybrids is there, for anyone who chooses to use it. Our modern media world makes that tradition accessible in hitherto unimaginable ways.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: classical, Claude Debussy, hybrid, Jazz, Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, JIPC, Johnny Hodges, Ravel Concerto in G

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — The Great God George

There are still some places where the genius of George Gershwin is underappreciated, and regrettably, they include most of the concert halls in his home country.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: George Gershwin, Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos, Piano Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue

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