As a general rule, I try to avoid racial discussions. I mean, race has to be one of the least intelligent ways to separate humans into groups, should you want to separate humans into groups.

But then you look at synthesis...creating new, fresh tones with synthesizers in order to tell a song's story creatively, one has to admit that the Black end of the spectrum has used these instruments in decidedly different ways .

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Well, here’s a quick primer on Bartok substitutions, which is what Jazz theorists Conrad Cork and John Elliot call them (the concept goes by different names throughout the Jazz world). Its a really powerful way to access a Jazzy sound that’s applicable to any number of genres. Read More