Greg Carmichael of contemporary smooth jazz band Acoustic Alchemy once said, “For a lot of people, instrumental jazz music is just sound that plays in the background.” July 10, 2022 News ...

Today's totally fun Take Five list by Josh features some of the stranger instruments to pop up in jazz — everything from bagpipes to conch shells. But a quick poll around t.

Jazz is strange enough for some listeners. Dig a little deeper and it gets ever so bizarre. Some musicians take instruments from other traditions and make it their own. Some go for the big and bold.