Jazz Secrets is a comprehensive educational initiative, a multi-media project that demystifies and illuminates Jazz. Through interactive guides, videos, articles, Albums, and Playlists Jazz Secrets reveals the secrets of Jazz and presents the genre in a whole new light.
“Jazz is constant creativity….in motion. The artist plays in the present but anticipates future musical actions. Some themes may repeat, but mostly the music develops in a natural inevitable direction, evolving in a seemingly magical process that transforms a common musical moment into one of artistic substance and value, combining basic elements into something new and delightful.”
-Bob Karcy, Jazz Secrets author
10 Tips – A FREE Guide
How to Listen to Jazz
Arkadia Short Cuts – Audio Catalog
Segments of each track that zoom into the heart of the music.
Arkadia Short Cuts on Video
Short Cuts videos that reveal the highlights of each performance.
JAZZ THROUGHT THE ERAS
Jazz Secrets – Jazz Through the Eras
This Arkadia Jazz All-Stars 17-track Album explores the many different genres of Jazz from New Orleans to Free Jazz.
Jazz Through the Eras
Video
Short films that illustrate jazz styles, songs, and artists – New Orleans, Swing, Bebop, and more.
Jazz Through the Eras
Video
Watch to learn the insights of Swing.
PLAYLISTS
Jazz Classics from Arkadia
A stellar collection of jazz jewels performed by legendary artists.
In the Mood for Jazz
An introduction to brilliant Jazz, from Easy Listening Ballads to Bebop.
Timeless Jazz Piano
This playlist captures the brilliance of jazz piano over the eras.
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