Composing a Jazz Solo Over a Minor Blues
Welcome to episode 177 of the LJS Podcast where today I demonstrate a solo I composed over a minor blues. Composing jazz solos is one of the best ways to solidify the jazz language you already know an...
22 Jul 201916min
Leveling Up Your Jazz Improvisation by Thinking Slow (feat. Nick Mainella)
Welcome to episode 176 of the LJS Podcast where today our special guest Nick Mainella from the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson Podcast discusses how we can improve our jazz improv by thinking slow. To be a gr...
15 Jul 201941min
Using Pitch Collections to Create Jazz Lines Over Static Chords
Welcome to episode 175 of the LJS Podcast where today I talk about using pitch collections to create jazz lines over static chords. I personally don't enjoy thinking about playing scales over chords....
8 Jul 201918min
How to Learn Chord Progressions By Ear (Step-by-Step)
Welcome to episode 174 of the LJS Podcast where today I walk you through a step-by-step process for learning chord progressions by ear. Learning chord progressions by ear is usually the more challen...
1 Jul 201939min
Taking the Blues Through All 12 Keys (How and Why to Do It)
Welcome to episode 173 of the LJS Podcast where today I talk about the importance of blues, and why you should take it into all 12 keys. Jazz is a music that emerged from the blues and therefore jazz...
24 Jun 201918min
5 Things I Did to Jump-Start My Jazz Playing
Welcome to episode 172 of the LJS Podcast where today I share my personal story of how I jump-started my jazz skills. When I first became interested in jazz I felt like I was way behind compared to ...
17 Jun 201939min
10 Jazz Standards That Will Expand Your Understanding of Jazz Harmony
Welcome to episode 171 of the LJS Podcast where today we talk about 10 jazz standards that will expand your knowledge of jazz harmony. My philosophy is that if we learn jazz repertoire all of the les...
10 Jun 201931min
Limiting Beliefs are Crushing Your Jazz Potential
Welcome to episode 170 of the LJS Podcast where today we talk about limiting beliefs and how they can dictate the success or failure of our jazz improvement. Often times musicians are their own wors...
3 Jun 201916min
