Features on the instruments that define jazz — trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass, drums, and beyond. Innovations in instrument design, playing techniques, and the musicians pushing sonic boundaries.
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From extended techniques to electronic augmentation, jazz trumpeters are pushing the instrument into uncharted sonic territory while honoring its rich heritage.
After decades in the shadow of electric bass, the double bass is experiencing a dramatic resurgence in contemporary jazz.
The tenor saxophone remains jazz's most iconic instrument, and a new generation of players is pushing it into uncharted sonic territory.
A growing movement of jazz guitarists is abandoning the traditional pick in favour of fingerstyle techniques, fundamentally altering the instrument's voice in jazz.
Once overshadowed by guitar and keyboards, the vibraphone is making a remarkable comeback in contemporary jazz, championed by a new generation of mallet players.