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| BUILDING BLOCKS OF JAZZ Building Blocks of Jazz explores the fundamentals of jazz with Phil Dunlap, Director of Education for Jazz St. Louis. His lively lessons often feature special guests who bring their own expertise into play. Find interesting instruction on everything from Groove, to Rhythm to Latin Jazz. 
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 Latin Jazz II Phil Dunlap and Matt Henry continue their exploration of Latin Jazz and Percussion and delve further into the unusual rhythms of Latin music.  |  Latin Jazz Matt Henry, Director of Percussion Studies at UMSL joins Phil Dunlap to discuss Latin Jazz which was developed as salsa, or dance music. Phil and Matt explain and demonstrate two of the most important instruments in Latin Jazz, the clave’ and the conga. |  Rhythm II Rhythm II is a continuation of the previous lesson about rhythm. Phil Dunlap on piano, and his guests Jahmal Nichols on bass, and Marty Morrison on drums, demonstrate how rhythm helps musicians come together to create a band. |  Rhythm Fellow musicians Jahmal Nichols and Marty Morrison join Phil Dunlap to demonstrate how a rhythm section is created with multiple instruments including piano, bass and drums. Learn why the piano is a percussion instrument although it has strings and what pizzicato means. Also see how cymbals, the bass drum and the snare drum are used to create rhythm. |
 Groove What makes swing groove different from Latin groove? Find out on this installment of Building Blocks of Jazz. Phil Dunlap, Director of Education for Jazz St. Louis explains how pulse and subdivision equal groove. |
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