Modal Jazz
Everything published on Viyolens under Modal Jazz — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Jazz Music Subgenres, Explained
Jazz spans wildly different sounds under one label. Here's what genuinely separates bebop from cool jazz, and where modal and free jazz diverge.
The Ultimate Guide to Scales and Modes
Scales and modes are the bedrock of music theory — once you see how they connect, the whole harmonic system clicks into place.
Bebop Subgenres, Explained
Bebop didn't fracture into rival camps. It fanned out into five genuine offshoots, each reacting to a different part of the original sound.
Essential Jazz Music Albums Explained
Forget the hundred-album canon list. Here are six jazz records that actually earned their reputation, worth hearing front to back, no skipping.
The History of Jazz Music
Jazz reinvented its own rules roughly once a decade for the best part of a century. Here's how it actually moved from dance halls to the avant-garde.
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Bebop
Bebop is fast, sophisticated jazz built on improvisation, sharp phrasing and complex harmony for serious players and lis...
Jazz Music
Jazz music blends improvisation, harmony and ensemble interplay across traditional, modern and experimental styles.
Scales and Modes
Scales and modes books for technique, theory, improvisation and a deeper understanding of tonal patterns.
