Perfume, the Japanese girl group from Hiroshima, is to lend their hit song "Polyrhythm" to Pixar for use in the upcoming animated movie "Cars 2." The collaboration apparently came about when a Perfume ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Jason Marsalis defies expectations on In a World of Mallets, his new album with the Jason Marsalis ...

People in jazz circles often talk about complexity, and often as an accusation. That guy's music is too complex! It's too far removed from the blues! It sounds like math! Bah! If you went under the ...

Inside my "Time Out" Dave Brubeck CD case I found "Sketches of Spain" by Miles Davis. Up from the Freddie Hubbard "BACKLASH" CD cover jumped McCoy Tyner, "Extensions." Imagine the challenge I faced ...

If you heard the McIntosh County Shouters a couple weeks ago at Savannah Music Festival, you may have picked up on rhythms that got your toes tapping one way while your hands clapped another.

We’ve been learning a lot about the music theory behind pop music lately, most prominently in Owen Pallett’s ongoing essay series. But another place to learn about the nuts and bolts of your favorite ...