5 Reasons You Shouldn't Transcribe Jazz Solos
Back when I was in college, I studied with a great jazz guitarist in New York City named Steve Cardenas. Steve is a fantastic jazz musician, tours around the world with lots of different artists, and...
20 Mar 202333min
How to Play Jazz By Instrument (Guitar, Piano, Sax, Trumpet, Bass)
If you play guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, and piano, this episode is for you. On this podcast, we talk about jazz improvisation and things that literally all harmonic and melodic instruments need...
13 Mar 202340min
The 7 Categories of Jazz Standards You Need to Learn
Hey, so we know there's a lot of jazz standards out there to learn and sometimes we wonder which ones should we be learning to be able to play with other musicians who play at jam sessions or even pla...
6 Mar 202328min
Using Chord Extensions and Alterations to Spice Up Voicings and Solos
Today, on the podcast, we are talking about chord extensions and alterations, what are they, how can we use them in our comping and how can we even use them in our soloing to spice up our jazz improv ...
27 Feb 202326min
From The Vault: How to Prepare to Play at Jazz Jam Sessions
I hear from a lot of you that a big goal is to play at a public jazz jam session. But there may be some barriers, either in your mind or your actual playing ability that is stopping you from actually ...
20 Feb 202351min
Big Thinking Will Transform Your Jazz Playing
Today, on the podcast, I want to talk about thinking big. Thinking big in your jazz playing. What I mean by that is aspiring to be something that you probably could never attain. Perhaps it's playi...
13 Feb 202324min
Fine Tuning Your Jazz Playing with P.B.R. Practice
One of my jazz mentors once said that the secret that pro-level jazz musicians have, some of the best jazz musicians in the world, is they've mastered the art of practicing. In fact, he went on to s...
6 Feb 202324min
My Story of Overcoming Performance Anxiety
So, tell me if you're going to relate any of this: You want to go play at a public jam session, but you're kind of just afraid that you're not going to sound good and you're afraid of what the other ...
30 Jan 202347min
