Jazz Piano School

This piece of content is taken directly from inside our Jazz Piano School Members area. It’s called the “Improvisation Bootcamp Masterclass”. This is my 11 step improvisation blueprint that is meant to take a step back and show you all the steps you need to master in order to become the burnin’ improv player you want to be. This is juicy my friends. Now does each one of these steps take a lot of hard-work and time? Absolutely! But…if you follow this plan and move through these meticulously you’ll grow exponentially! Have fun!

Whenever we dedicate time to internalizing musical material, it is ideal to choose structures that are applicable to many common jazz situations. This lesson focuses on one such structure that I have affectionately labelled the crunch chord. There are two main reasons this voicing is so versatile. First, it contains 2 tritones, so it can be used on 4 different dominant chords. Second, it contains many different smaller chords within its overarching structure. The relationships between these chords within the voicing create a unique harmonic texture that is useful for harmonizing any melody of your choosing.

Continuing with last week's episode, this time we will be reviewing an advanced modal tune. Kenny Baron's "Voyage" has many twists and turns that will always leave the audience wanting more! Learn how to shred over this tune and more in this week's podcast.

Have you ever wanted to be able to shred over the modal solo sections in your favorite tune? Look no further, because in this week's podcast lesson, we will review the 3 scales you need to know to play over any modal tune. You will be shredding in no time!!

Jazz Composition: 5 Steps to Build Color Voicings (Ep:181)

Learning jazz comping can be a complicated process. You need rhythms, voicings, movements, registers and more. Even after all that, you have to go to an actual tune and start to implement the strategies you've learned. In this episode we show you some amazing comping strategies that you can easily use to sound great over the classic tune Airegin. You're sure to love these after you hear the fantastic textures and atmospheres they produce! Enjoy!

Playing solo jazz piano is hard. I'll admit it. Finding an EASY way to play solo jazz piano can be EVEN harder. But...thankfully I've created this very simple and clear, 3 step process to help you go about arranging tunes in a solo piano, 2 hand style that will sound beautiful and lush. And even if you're an advanced player, I'll show you how to take this easy process and tweak it to fit your advanced level. Enjoy!

In this podcast episode we show you an exercise you can use to both free up your existing jazz lines and discover new ones. Even the best improvisers repeat themselves now and then, but with this exercise you will find yourself playing phrases you've never played before! Follow along to discover this rhythmic device.

These 5 endings will give you what you need to end a tune with style. Learn these to leave the guesswork out of the equation when it comes time to thinking of a good ending to your next tune!

I wanted to give all the loyal followers something special in 2020. To find out what that is go ahead and listen to the podcast.