Quick Win: How To Play Chord Melody On A Jazz Standard
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 Jun 202214min
How Long Will It Take to Play Great Jazz Solos?
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 Mai 202239min
Quick Win: Using Pentatonics for AMAZING Jazz Solos
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 Mai 20228min
Is Learning Jazz Solos Worth It (And How to Get Results from Them)
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 Mai 202235min
Quick Win: How to PRACTICE Improvising Over a Jazz Standard
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 Mai 20229min
21 Things For You to Practice
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 Mai 202244min
Quick Win: The Most IMPORTANT Music Theory for Jazz Standards
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 Mai 202216min
The Last Time I Will Play My Guitar
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 Mai 202234min
