A Look Back at 2015

Happy New Year’s everyone! To celebrate the start of 2016, we thought that we would share a few fun facts and accomplishments on Teen Jazz in the last year. Towards the end of 2015 we took a bit of a break – Teen Jazz Founder Shannon Kennedy was quite busy on tour promoting her new …

Groove LTD Releases Debut Album “First Class”

Teen Jazz Host Shannon Kennedy and guitarist U-Nam are proud to announce the release of their debut album as Groove Ltd. The new project, “First Class” features guests including Myron, Maysa, Jonathan Fritzen, Paulhino da Costa, Michael White, and many more. The first day of its digital release saw the album attain a #1 place …

Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

We introduced you to composer George Gershwin in an earlier post and now we would like to share some information on one of his most notable compositions – Rhapsody in Blue. The Composition In 1923, Paul Whiteman asked George Gershwin to write a jazz piece for his band but Gershwin did not take this request …

We Want to Work With You + August Ad Space

In case you missed it, here’s a video of one of our latest Teen Jazz Artists, Carlos Vargas. Find out how to apply to come an artist here. You may be featured in our next post! We Want to Work With You! If you have a music product or a new album coming out soon, …

Groove LTD Gearing Up for the Release of their First Album

This post is a brief interruption from our regular programming because U-Nam and I have exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that our latest collaboration, Groove LTD, is ready for it’s album debut! But we need your help! We are currently running a crowd funding campaign for the project through Indiegogo and by pre-ordering the …

The Development of the Saxophone

A History of the Saxophone, its Performers, Styles and Pedagogy Prior to World War II Almost every musical style where the saxophone is heard today initially resisted and rejected inclusion of the saxophone because of its abrasive and “primitive” sound. As both its players and the instrument itself have been refined and players have improved, …

What We’re Listening to This Month | Jun 2015

It’s time for our listening list for the month of June! It has been a while since our last update – we shared a playlist back in February – so we’re definitely overdue! Every few months we try to feature a few songs or albums that we’re listening to here at Teen Jazz. We’ll showcase …

Do You Have an Album Out?

Today I thought I’d do something a little different and open Teen Jazz up to you. Do you have an album out? If not, what about a single or an EP? So if you have an album or project out, feel free to tell us about it in the comments and share a link to …

Perfecting Sound Forever by Greg Milner Review

Title: Perfecting Sound Forever Author: Greg Milner Genre: Music History Page Count: 416 Pages THE CONTENT If I’m honest, Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music is not a book that I bought for myself. It was one that I discovered on U-Nam’s shelf – his interests in recording and sound are far …

An Incredible Music Performance + May Ad Space

In case you missed it, here’s a video of one of our latest Teen Jazz Artists, Adam Fallen. Find out how to apply to come an artist here. You may be featured in our next post! If you have a music product or a new album coming out soon, and you’re looking to get more …