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Articles by Dr. Jordan VanHemert

COVID-19, crisis and Coltrane: My journey to the studio in a pandemic

Dr. Jordan VanHemert
Opinion
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October 2, 2020

In my life as a musician, I have three primary streams of income: composition, education and performance; most of what I do on a daily basis can be filed into one of those three cabinets. Usually, these things keep me very busy—sometimes to the tune of having performances every day. However, in mid-March, everything changed….

Bebop: the Jazz Musician’s Rallying Cry for Equal Rights

Dr. Jordan VanHemert
Voices
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February 23, 2020

When most people think of jazz, they think of the American masses dancing away the stresses of World War II. The reality is that the public perception of the art form was far from the actual forces that were at work in its creation. If you take nothing else from this writing, know this: jazz…