Jazz Piano School

In this episode we will be examining a scale from Yusef Lateef's "Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns" and putting it to use. Learn how to create unique lines over any chord.

In this episode I'll be continuing the talk of Playbooks. We will be releasing our brand new Playbooks on Black Friday, along with our amazing offer and discount. In today's episode I'll be going through bits and pieces of the voicings playbook. Enjoy!

Knowing what what to work on in order to systematically improve certain parts of your jazz piano performance is a HUGE advantage. But how do you know what to work on? What skills are you missing? What is your sound lacking? I'll go over how to get the blues sound you want and what to work on in this episode. Enjoy!

You can only sit at your piano, playing and practicing for yourself for so long. Eventually you're going to need some human connection and interaction. That's the beauty of music! It brings people together and connects humanity. But, if you never share, or open up, how can you ever connect? In this podcast I'll give you a quick update, and share some important news. Enjoy!

Have you ever heard the phrase "Let the melody be your guide" but wondered how to practically apply it to your playing? In this podcast, I show you how to use the melody as a springboard for melodic development in your solos. If you don't want to sound like a robot, this episode is for you.

Consistently make progress with your improvisation

I'm know how it goes, trust me. You hear someone's LH flying back and forth at lightening speed while the RH is playing some ridiculous line and you think to yourself, "There is no way I could do that". Am I right? This used to happen to me all the time. In To lead into our brand new specialty course called "How To Play Stride & Ragtime Like A Pro", set to be relased on June 29th, at 6am eastern, I have a great podcast to present to you to get you in the mood. Believe it or not this podcast will break things down so much that even a brand new pianist could take these methods and start to use them to play stride. If you put a little trust in me and check out what I teach, I promise you, there is hope for your stride future. Enjoy! To join the next live podcast recording go to: http://www.jazzpianoschool.com/livepodcast If you have questions or suggestions for a podcast lesson you would like us to do, please leave them in the comments down below.

A demonstration of five different renditions of "Fly Me To The Moon."

Upper Structure Triads: How To Play Them And Use Them

Practicing jazz can feel nebulous. What do we play? What do we do? There are so many different things to practice. What exercises do we use? I'll be first one to say this, I wasted a full decade practicing jazz the WRONG way. In this episode I'll teach you my 5 step system that will give you a practice plan to ensure you're ACTUALLY making progress everytime you sit down to practice. Enjoy!