Form and Function

Stevie Wonder Taught Me Harmony

A teenage obsession became a foundation for how I hear music

Mar 13 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Nina Simone: Don’t Call Me a Jazz Musician

How a Classical Pianist Revived Classical Improvisation in Her “Black Classical Music”

Nov 21, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Mary Lou Williams: The Unseen Force Behind Jazz Innovation

How Mary Lou Williams Bridged Eras, Mentored Innovators, and Re-shaped Jazz History

Nov 14, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Composer of America, Not Just American

From Congo Square to the Caribbean, Gottschalk reminds us that America has always been connected.

Oct 3, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Monk's Masterclass in Comping

Melody, form, and silence in “Stuffy Turkey”

Sep 11, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

A look at one of Scott Joplin's most novel and personal compositions

Aug 28, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10, No.2

Don't judge a piece of music by its popularity or ascribed importance or lack there of.

Jul 31, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

Sinners and the Blues

An Analysis of the Blues as Storyform

Jun 19, 2025 • Wynton Kelly Stone Guess

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