New Lessons!
You'll find my newest lessons in this collection. As other new releases are published, I'll migrate these into their respective categories. Look for the EXTRAS and PDF files for each lesson at the end of this category.
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Easy Blues Lick #11 - ala Dexter Gordon
This one is "Dexter" influenced from a lick I found in his solo on Blue Monk (G Blues).
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Transcribe This Lick Round 2! - Lick #6
This one is from a Joel Frahm solo in the style of Lester Young-great for the blues & Rhythm Changes
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Jazz Saxophone Technique Essentials: Must Know Pattern! (ala Joel Frahm)
My twist on a killer pattern I found in a Joel Frahm transcription of Anthropology.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4: Passing & Neighbor Tones
Learn to include passing and neighbor tones on the A section and enclosures on the bridge.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4: I Play You Play
This is the I Play You Play video for Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4
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Altissimo and the Blues Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8Lm05p6lo
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Organizing Your Lessons - Introduction & Beginning Players
A guide to using my lessons and finding the ones that are right for you as you develop.
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Organizing Your Lessons - Beginning Improv-Early Intermediate
Lesson suggestions for beginning and early-intermediate improvisers.
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Organizing Your Lessons - Intermediate
Lesson suggestions for intermediate players.
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Organizing Your Lessons Advanced-Intermediate
Lesson suggestions for Advanced-Intermediate players.
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Organizing Your Lessons Advanced
Lesson suggestions for advanced players.
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Easy Blues Lick #10 ala Stanley Turrentine
This soulful blues lick in E was inspired by the great tenor saxophonist, Stanley Turrentine.
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Dominant Flat 9 Chord Essentials - The Perpetual Pattern
This pattern will supplement Rhythm Changes: Triads to Tritone Subs, Lesson 3 and ii-V-I passages.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 3: 9ths & Bebop Scales
Learn to use 9ths on the A section and Bebop scales on the bridge of Rhythm Changes.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 3: I Play-You Play
The focus is on the 1235 pentatonics & 9ths on the A section, Bebop scales on the bridge.
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The Blue Note Combination (Dominant Blues Chord Essentials Supplement)
Learn to create the minor/major 3rd Blue Note combination mentioned in the Dominant Blues Chord Essentials video. Thanks to Alex for the suggestion!
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Dominant Blues Chord Essentials! 3 Must-Know Patterns
Here's a fun set of patterns suitable for use on dominant chords - particularly in the blues! This video is from my promotional series on YouTube, but I thought you would enjoy it here as well.
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Transcribe This Lick Round 2! - Lick #5
This one is a motif played by John Coltrane on Oleo - a Rhythm Changes contrafact.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 2: The 7ths
Add the 7ths to your Rhythm Changes practice with this new exercise.
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Great Jazz Sax Blues Motif ala Joe Henderson from The Sidewinder
This motif is from my YouTube series, but I thought you would enjoy it here as well!
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 1: Triads
Begin your practice by working exclusively on the triad based arpeggios and pentatonic scales.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs Introduction
Embark on a step-by-step journey as you develop our improv skills on this classic chord progression.
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Licks & Language on Solar
Learn how to practice vocabulary licks on the Miles Davis tune, Solar. Play-alongs in EXTRAS folder.
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Rhythm Changes Etude 1
The first of 4 progressive etudes based on the well-known Rhythm Changes chord progression.