Using "Restrictive Practicing" to Improve Your Jazz Solos
One thing that attracts musicians to jazz is the fact that the possibilities are endless. When it comes to improvisation, really, there are so many different avenues to explore, so many different thi...
5 Sep 202227min
Where Should You Learn Jazz (Books, YouTube, Courses, Memberships, Lessons)?
In today's episode, we're gonna talk about where is the best place for you to learn jazz: Is it music books? Is it YouTube videos and podcast episodes like this? Is it courses? Is it memberships, or i...
29 Aug 202251min
Quick Win: Pro Jazz Musician Reacts to His Playing From 10 Years Ago
What's up, guys? It's Brent here. So I was just surfing the Internet and I found a video of me playing a gig from 10 years ago. Today, I'm gonna watch that video, give you my reaction to it, and let'...
26 Aug 202219min
How to Get Back "Into Shape" After a Break In Playing Jazz
Are you trying to get back "into shape" after being off of playing for a while? In today's episode, I will be sharing some tips on how to help you get back into the flow and feel that connection with...
22 Aug 202230min
Quick Win: How to Learn Giant Steps (Jazz Tutorial)
Giant Steps is notoriously one of the most feared jazz standards for musicians to learn and improvise over, not only because of the complex harmony but also because of the speed. So today, I'm gonna ...
19 Aug 202211min
What Prevents You From Achieving Your Jazz Goals?
"What prevents you from achieving your jazz goals?". This was a question we recently polled our community over on YouTube about, and we got a lot of really interesting answers and responses to our pol...
15 Aug 202243min
Quick Win: How to Learn Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise (Jazz Tutorial)
Today, we're talking about the classic minor jazz standard, "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise". We'll take a look at the chords to figure out the most efficient way to learn it as well as some harmonic...
12 Aug 202214min
The One Musical Skill I Would Master (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
Today on the podcast I have a member of my team, Brett Pontecorvo, to the show with me to discuss 2 questions. And those questions are: - What is one musical skill you are/were lacking that caused y...
8 Aug 202220min
