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  2. Lick (music) - Wikipedia

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    Carter-style lick. [1] Play ⓘ In popular music genres such as country, blues, jazz or rock music, a lick is "a stock pattern or phrase" [2] consisting of a short series of notes used in solos and melodic lines and accompaniment. For musicians, learning a lick is usually a form of imitation. By imitating, musicians understand and analyze what ...

  3. Free jazz - Wikipedia

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    Free jazz, or free form in the early to mid-1970s, [1] is a style of avant-garde jazz or an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes.

  4. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) was formed in London in 1985 when the multi-instrumentalist and musicologist George Hinchliffe gave his friend the post-punk singer Kitty Lux a ukulele for her birthday, after she had expressed an interest in learning more about harmony.

  5. Gerald Ross - Wikipedia

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    Gerald Ross (born September 26, 1954, Detroit) is a musician specializing in American Roots Music – Swing, Early Jazz, Western Swing, Hawaiian, Ragtime and Blues. Playing the guitar, lap steel guitar and ukulele he has performed throughout the USA and Europe and has recorded seven solo CDs.

  6. The Lick - Wikipedia

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    "The Lick" is a lick (a stock musical phrase) that has been used in numerous jazz and pop songs and part of several classical compositions to the point that it has been described as "the most famous jazz cliché ever". [1] In recent years, it has become an internet meme and is often used for comedic effect. [2] [3]

  7. List of jazz fusion musicians - Wikipedia

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    Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, post-bop, free jazz The Eleventh House, John McLaughlin. As leader: Barefoot Boy (1971), Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (1974), with Gary Burton: Duster (1967) Tom Coster: Keyboards 1941 Jazz fusion, crossover jazz Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Frank Gambale, Vital Information. Kirk Covington: Drums ...

  8. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    A jazz term which describes a jazz rhythm section performer (usually a chordal instrument such as jazz guitar, jazz piano, Hammond organ, etc.) playing accompaniment chords. comping takes Selecting or "cherry picking" the best performances from various audio tracks in order to 'bounce' or piece together one contiguous audio track.

  9. Eight-bar blues - Wikipedia

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    In music, an eight-bar blues is a common blues chord progression.Music writers have described it as "the second most common blues form" [1] being "common to folk, rock, and jazz forms of the blues". [2]