Category: Research

In this post, I want to talk about how I prepared a paper for a jazz conference. The 7th Rhythm Changes Conference, on the theme “Jazz Then & Now”, has been hosted by the Conservatorium of Amsterdam from 25 to 28 August 2022. A four-day multidisciplinary convention about jazz studies that, according to their website,…

In our second meeting at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, we focused mainly about rhythm. Drummer Luis Mora Matus directed a series of class activities about the use of subdivisions and additive rhythms, using examples drawn from Prog Metal music (CB Murdoc, Meshuggah). The students played with subdivisions used to create “measured rallentandi”, with superposition…

This was a long-desired moment come true! After months of solitary study and distance collaboration and teaching, I started a series of lessons at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel about the research activity that I am carrying on at the jazz department. My partner in this journey is drummer Luis Mora Matus, who is also following…