Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

If you're a guitar or a piano player, one important thing that you'd be able to do is chord melody - playing the chords and the melody of a jazz standard at the same time. But this presents a particu...

3 Kesä 202214min

Today on the podcast, I'm answering the question, "How long does it take to become a great jazz improviser?", from day 1 until that day when you're really playing solos that you're enjoying, hearing ...

30 Touko 202239min

If you know the pentatonic or the blues scale you can actually play really amazing jazz solos using just those notes. In this episode: Intro Demo: SOUL STIR BLUES - A jazz blues solo Kinds of Pentat...

27 Touko 20228min

If you've been studying jazz for a little while, you've probably heard from somebody, whether it would be me or somebody else, that it's a good idea to learn jazz solos or jazz etudes. And you may o...

23 Touko 202235min

So, if you're practicing over jazz standards but you continually feel like you're not improving, not getting any better, it could be that you're just practicing them wrong in the very first place. So...

20 Touko 20229min

Welcome to episode 350 where today I discuss 21 different options for jazz practice. So if you are wondering what you should practice today, this week, or this month, this episode should give you a ha...

16 Touko 202244min

What are the most important music theory concepts that you need to know to make learning and improvising over jazz standards much easier? In this episode: Intro Concept #1: Secondary Dominants Conc...

13 Touko 202216min

Welcome to episode 348 where I play a jazz ballad solo guitar set to commemorate the last time I play my guitar. I play through my 6 favorite jazz ballads and briefly discuss what makes them great jaz...

9 Touko 202234min