Playing inspired solos is the true art of jazz. There are a few simple hacks that make your solos more attractive.Getting into your phrasing, rhythm, choice of notes and how ...
Chris Potter has such a refined link to the great heroes of jazz, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Charlie Parker and the likes.How Chris Potter mixes the different inspirational streams into ...
Them The way Coltrane plays on minor chords should inspire us all.I show you how Coltrane uses enclosures and really nice sounding extensions on minor chords.I get around how Coltrane ...
Chromatic Enclosures are a huge part of the jazz language. Barry Harris teaches us bebop chromatic enclosures.Chris Cheek is going all in on chromatic enclosures.Learn the technical exercises behind enclosures ...
How a simple Cmaj7 chord is linked to so many more functions than being a tonic function. Learn to use your known standard major7 licks in new ways. Apply the licks ...
Sonny Rollins is an iconic player and saxophone hero.We can learn everything about sound, articulation, phrasing, rhythm and amazing jazz lines when listening to Sonny Rollins.Check these three solos is ...
There are so many uses of the pentatonic scale. From really simple modal playing to superimposing chords on changes.Beginning simple – taking you in a modal mode like Miles Davis ...
Playing the chords of a tune as arpeggios are one the most used skills when improvising jazz. You really need to get this into your playing as a second nature.We are ...
The rhythmic concept in how Chris Potter plays arpeggios is really worth checking out.How the rhythm of the arpeggios adds so much value to the lines Chris Potter plays.Realizing that ...
The use of triads is an amazing way to access both inside and outside playing.The easy shape of the triad, with only three notes, is a super great way to ...
II-V-I licks are one of the most common progressions in jazz music.We need to be able to understand and get around in this progression.I play and explain three levels of ...
Learning by listening and transcribing is probably the best way to learn jazz. But how do you do it?Going into the great solo of Hank Mobley on Dig Dis, using ...
Why playing outside is not complicated. Boiling the idea of playing outside down to adding one minor chord. And why Coltrane, Brecker and Potter sound amazing when they play outside. ...
3 great minor sounds to play on dominant chordsAdding vocabulary to your playing is very important.The more ways you are able to get around in the changes of a tune, ...
GET THE SOUND OF THE TRITONE SUBSTITUTION Getting new sounds into your vocabulary is sometimes difficult. What should you play and how should you get on with it. One of ...
Triads – A Massive Boost To Your SolosWhen listening to Chris Potter I get very inspired. This video is how to add triads to your playing and practice and get ...
6 easy ways to apply alterations to dominant chordsAlterations is a great part of jazz music. Learning to play outside and play the hip notes is a “must” when you ...
How to use 3 common pentatonic scales for great dominant alterations The pentatonic sound is easy to manage and easy to play as a scale. Another real great thing adding to ...
