Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

‘I was born twice,’ said the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin. ‘In Kazan I opened my eyes to life, and in Tbilisi to music.’ What is it about music and the Georgians? Some members of that Caucasian

For the first time, London’s iconic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club is set to hold regular classical music concerts. Every Monday from February, Upstairs at Ronnie’s will host performers ranging from the clu

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Claire Jackson’s opinions on Brahms (Hero or Hype?; August) resonated with me. I studied his First Symphony for O-Level, and his Fourth for A-Level. Then at college, my piano teacher insisted I learn

In the third instalment of this series, Richard Barrett demonstrates how third inversion and slash chords can lead the way in popular music