Jazz Sound and Style
Stage II Jazz Improvisation Lessons • 21m
You may often wonder why, even though you're playing all the right notes, you still don't get quite the sound you're looking for when you play. In this lesson, you'll learn how to give your music that jazz sound and style. The exercises and examples are based on passages created over the chord changes to, "Mack the Knife."
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