Wynton Kelly is known as one of the great sidemen in jazz. He began his tenure in Miles Davis’ first great quintet, and continued on

On this opening solo break by Bill Evans from the famous recording “Live at Town Hall” (1966) he shows us some of his best. He

Gene Harris is one of the kings of jazz and blues. In this infamous blues solo from a live version of “Blues for Basie,” he

In the mid 1950’s, Miles Davis had a quintet which later became known as the “First Great Quintet.”  In the rhythm section, Red Garland was

Herbie Hancock is one of the visionaries of jazz piano. He had recently joined Miles Davis new group, known as the Second Great Quintet. At

In this weeks lick, we showcase one of our jazz piano heroes, Duke Jordan.  He was a legendary sideman with greats such as Charlie Parker

Vijay Iyer begins his solo on “Work” with an offbeat line made up of a variety of melodic intervals. He thinks outside the box on

What better way to ring in the Holidays than with Vince Guaraldi’s “Skating!” This piece always reminds us of the holiday season. The melody flows

Bill Evans is known for his virtuosic improvisation, but he was also a very skilled composer. Check out this melody from “Very Early.” It is