tion of a song. Both styles take
great skill.
In the world of jazz, repeating
a familiar riff, run, or a common
way of navigating a tune would
be called cliché. An accomplished jazz player doesn’t play
clichés. Yet, in rock, the cliché is
the way. The context determines
if a cliché is good or bad!
What is it about jazz that is
so off-putting to some? Some
people say jazz is too cerebral, inaccessible, and people
shouldn’t have to work so hard
to underst