chordal

• “Klein seems content to settle into mostly chordal work on his Rhodes, leaving the more intricate piano solo work to Goldberg, who is a wellspring of ideas.”

  The Huffington Post: Ralph A. Miriello: Aaron Goldberg and Guillermo Klein Join Forces to Create the Compelling Beinestan

• “Yet the music is anything but predictable, and Mr. McHenry utilizes different approaches with the same group, from conventional chordal improvisation to noisier free-form pieces.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Jazz Scene: Sultry Styles and 50 Years of the Rumble

• “There's tons of sections without chordal movement.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Breaking Old Habits

• “A platform of kinetic cut-and-paste electronica is enriched by waves of horns and choral voices, relentless bass patterns, darting guitars, crisp percussion, jolting changes in meter and Thom Yorke's wheedling vocals sung often without chordal support.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Lucinda Williams Snarls, Mary J. Blige Thrills

• “Never one to resort to simple open chord strums, Matthews spryly plucked circular ostinatos and buoyant chordal riffs to power the band's string of memorable hits.”

  Tuesday Tune: 'Satellite' by The Dave Matthews Band

• “But where that unconventional ensemble features two chordal instruments—piano and guitar—and no bass, the quintet appearing this week features two basses, Scott Colley playing the acoustic upright and Fima Ephron on the electric, along with Messrs.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Sound Way Down in the Underground

• “I played in a lot of trios — usually bass, drums and sax — without a chordal instrument because a lot of rooms didn't have a good piano," he said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Basing Himself in a New Jazz Sound

• “The opening set was largely devoted to Meters hits, and though some of the performances spilled over into organ-powered, jam band romps, there was always evidence of Nocentelli's signature traits: the percussive, palm muted attack, the sharply syncopated low end melodies, the extended chordal chops, the juxtaposition of rumbling tones and bright, horn like accents.”

  The Washington Post: In concert: The Meters Experience at Blues Alley

• “JARENWATTANANON: Well, I think it has somewhat to do with the fact that there's no chordal instrument, right?”

  NPR: Newport Jazz 2010: The Lesser-Known Giants

• “You know, there's even a section in this particular song where Mark Turner, the saxophonist, is sort of playing that chordal instrument, playing these arpeggios as the bassist sort of grooves and solos himself, and the drummer just plays a great beat.”

  NPR: Newport Jazz 2010: The Lesser-Known Giants

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