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All about 'Where will it take you?'

All about Where will it take you?
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Introduction

Introduction

Jason Yarde took jazz, big band and urban grooves and mixed them up into the song Where will it take you?

How does the song work?

Dig deep into the music to find out.

Jazz ensemble seen through a mirror

Feature

Feature

"Something I like to do a lot is remixing and harmonising rhythm"

Jason Yarde

When you have to write a piece of music based on a set of instructions, how easy is it to be inspired? Jason Yarde reveals all…

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Articles

Articles
Eska Mtungwasi singing

Use the Explorer tool to explore the different parts that make up Jason Yarde's song, Where will it take you?

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Cloase up of instruments from the horn section

The composer is telling a story in music – the instruments are the characters, and the composition is about what happens to them. But the composer has to get your attention first.

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E Minor on the piano

As soon as more than one musical sound is being played at a time, the possibilities of harmony open up – of making things more interesting by combining compatible but different notes

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Section of a Double Bass

Jason Yarde uses the seed rhythm in the main bassline for his song 'Where will it take you?' But it's hidden – a question of feel and displacement...

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The horns of Where Will it Take You?

The intro and the interlude may be nice tunes, but they aren’t the main tunes of Where Will It Take You?

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