Historically the cornet was the quintessential jazz instrument but over a century of its evolution other instruments have also become part of the regular jazz armamentarium. These include common ones ...

If you love jazz music and always wanted to play in a jazz orchestra, don’t give up your dreams and try out some of the easiest jazz instruments to learn. It is never too late to start learning. But ...

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The instrument was invented in the early 1840s by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. The idea of a saxophone was brought to reality during his experiments with the bass clarinet, and his ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

Brass Impact! are one of the newest and most exciting groups to hit the Scottish jazz scene. Based in Paisley, and playing in the style of the ever popular big bands, the main aim of the group is to ...