Russ Nolan Quartet @MintonsHarlem Weds. 5/9 Sets 7:30/9 PM $15 Cover Come enjoy Elegant Jazz in this Historic Revitalized Venue! 206 West 118th Street, Harlem, NY 10026 click here for directions Reservations: + (212) 243-2222 or contact@mintonsharlem.com Russ Nolan – Saxes Mike Eckroth – Piano Daniel Foose –
Read more →New Music from the Russ Nolan Organ Trio Wednesday 12/17/14 8PM @tagineglobal Fine Moroccan Cuisine Wednesday 12/17/14, 8 PM at Tagine Fine Moroccan Cuisine (and it’s good!) 221 W. 38th Street NYC 10018 between 7th and 8th Aves. $5 Cover / $20 minimum Music from 8 PM to 11 PM Featuring Matt Lawless and Brian Fishler
Read more →Russ Nolan Quartet’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Live @KitanoNewYork Friday 11/21/14, Sets at 8 & 10PM Jazz at the Kitano 66 Park Ave [Southwest Corner of 38th and Park Avenue] New York, New York 10016 RESERVATIONS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PER MGR: Tel: 212-885-7119 We are performing arrangements and originals from ALL
Read more →Russ Nolan’s September 2014 DownBeat Magazine Woodshed Article Featured in Keyboard School – DownBeat’s Guide to Learning Jazz Download the PDF: NYC Saxophonist Russ Nolan Downbeat Magazine Woodshed September 2014 Russ Nolan | Jazz Educator and Clinician Bring Russ to your School for a Jazz Workshop and Concert
Read more →Russ Nolan Organ Trio with Mike Eckroth and Brian Fishler We are delighted to be back for a special Sunday night at the premier Jazz Venue in the East Village, Louis 649. We hope this will turn into a regular event with your support. Remember, this one’s early: 7-10
Read more →‘Check out’ the Interview with WBGO The Checkout Host Josh Jackson on Russ’ latest release ‘Tell Me’ HERE Link to this post!
Read more →Improvisation: Art in Motion and how it relates to Jazz Am I the only one who thought that the TV series ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ was one of the best ever? Sure it was too creative and thought-provoking for Prime Time TV, but the improvisation and
Read more →by Russ Nolan (note: if the manuscript is not clear in full-screen mode, you may try to rewind–worked for me– or you can download the .pdf file here: Joel Frahm-Short Rack Solo-Smalls Live ) Short Rack Tenor Solo by Joel Frahm With his permission, I would like to
Read more →by Russ Nolan Jazz Composition and Improvisation: The Melodic Development of Sonny Rollins More Oleo Examples from Part 2: Link to this post!
Read more →by Russ Nolan Jazz Composition and Improvisation: Melodic Development of Sonny Rollins’ Oleo Let’s take Sonny Rollins’ classic, ‘Oleo’ as a musical example. I picked Oleo for two reasons: 1) It is an example of melodic development in itself, and 2) It’s common to just ‘run changes’
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