This one was taken from Sonny Rollin's solo on St. Thomas.

Learn how to begin analyzing chord progressions by locating common chords found in most tunes.

This one was influenced by a Cannonball Adderley lick, but also has a Stanley Turrentine feel.

This is a great follow-up to The Modern Minor Pentatonic Essentials lesson-more 4th/whole-steps!

Learn the Altered Dominant Scale, classic altered sounds, and its relative melodic minor scale.

This one has a cool "Hee-Haw" effect between the -7 and b5 with an up and over style bend.

Learn 3 killer neighbor tone patterns - great for expanding your jazz improv vocabulary!

Learn about the symbols used to notate chords and the scales used in their construction.

Learn the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale and a pattern based on the theme to Recorda-me.

This exercise will help you develop that soft subtone in the low register.

This one, based on the C Blues Scale, uses an inversion to get a simple variation.

Learn about tonal center playing, contrafacts, transcriptions, and developing Rhythm Changes motifs.

This one is based on a lick by jazz trumpeter, Lee Morgan.