“New Standards” is a monumental publication and effort led by Terri Lyne Carrington, a multi-Grammy-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice‘s founder and artistic director. The compositions span nearly a century, including Lil Hardin Armstrong’s work from 1922 to songs written in 2021 by recent Berklee graduates. It features 101 compositions from a remarkable range of acknowledged titans, young visionaries, and unsung heroes in jazz.
These compositions are supplementary and alternatives to the “jazz standard” canon that has served students, teachers, and professionals throughout the development of jazz music. Developed by our team, Genius Jamtracks sets ‘new standards’ for the practice tools available for music students and musicians in terms of sound quality and technology. We have developed this software with love and respect for music, and every note that is played. The addition of the “New Standards” offers incredibly beautiful compositions but is also a statement – not yet outdated.