Gonzalo Rubalcaba Goes Totally Wild on “Donna Lee” (LOTW #272)
Gonzala Rubalcaba can play incredible freely improvised solos, and also shred on jazz standards! Here is a lick he pulls out after 1 chorus of improvised melody accompanied by Ron Carter on Bass from his 1994 album “Diz….” Enjoy! https://youtu.be/_KaUUmM2Nt0 CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LICK BOOK (UPDATED MONTHLY) If you have questions or suggestions […]
Brad Mehldau Warps Time and Space on “Bewitched” (LOTW #271)
Brad Mehldau is often known for playing lines that rise above the normal grid of subdivisions. Check out this line from “Bewitched” on Art of the Trio Vol. 3, where he bends time and space and plays outside of the grid! https://youtu.be/fY7bNfvHcGo CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LICK BOOK (UPDATED MONTHLY) If you have questions […]
Oscar Peterson Burns Through the Changes to “If I Were a Bell” (LOTW #270)
Oscar shows us how it’s done on this version of the classic standard tune “If I Were a Bell.” He plays it in the key of Ab instead of the usual key of F major, and pulls out all of his favorite vocabulary in this new key. Check out this lick from a great solo! […]
A Rare Chromatic Parallel Lick by Bill Evans (LOTW #269)
Bill Evans was a master of improvising and creating melodies through difficult chord changes. It is one thing to play a phrase that navigates the chord changes in an accurate and direct manner, but it is a completely different thing to make a phrase that goes right through them! Here is a chromatic idea which […]
Quickly Improve Your Improvisation With This One Exercise
There are usually a handful of things in life that REALLY help you make some serious progress. This goes for almost everything in life. Golf, painting, riding a bike…literally anything. If you find the right drill or exercise you can unlock A LOT of doors. In improvisation, that one drill is this. And by this I mean the exercise that I give you in this podcast. Practice this a lot and I guarantee you’ll drastically improve fast. Enjoy!
How to Master the Art of 10ths
It can be easy to get stuck using the same tired licks or sets of voicings. Here is a new way you can approach comping and improvising by incorporating the intervals of tenths and sixths. Sterling Cozza will show you in this lesson how to practice these intervals to seamlessly integrate them into your playing!
A.C. Jobim’s Intro to “No More Blues” (LOTW #268)
Sonny Clark is widely known for his work as a sideman, but is often underappreciated as a composer. Here is a beatiful theme from a tune called “Melody for C” from the classic album “Leapin’ and Lopin’” (1961). https://youtu.be/5ogWfJoTqH0 CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LICK BOOK (UPDATED MONTHLY) If you have questions or suggestions for […]
5 Ways To Spark Creativity in Your Improvisation
Action creates reaction. If motivation and inspiration naturally found us, there would be millions of Monet’s, da Vinci’s and Oscar Peterson’s in the world. Unfortunately, to spark creativity we need to do things that ignite it! In this podcast I’ll show you 5 amazing ways to bring more creativity and exploration to your improvisation.
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Red Garland’s Playful Bebop Lines on “Billy Boy” Pt. 2 (LOTW #267)
Red Garland was a longtime member of Miles Davis band, known as the “First Great Quintet.” He often featured Red and the trio with Jimmy Cobb on drums and Paul Chambers on bass. Here is a continuation of Red’s solo from “Billy Boy” from Milestones (1958). https://youtu.be/gqRhKSfLzRI CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LICK BOOK (UPDATED […]
3 Comping Texture Hacks You Need To Know
There are just some things in jazz that are completely random and do not have a deep theory concept attached to them… but they sound freakin’ great! And you want to know them. That’s exactly what this episode will teach you in regards to comping. I’ll show you 3 misc. comping textures that will instantly make your comping sound better. Check it out!
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