JAZZ LESSON VIDEOS

Today we're going to look at a transcribed cell that we're then going to apply to a pattern through the scale. So the cell looks like this: and this is just an idea that Cecil got from John Coltrane. This cell is just 1, 4, 5, and you can apply that to a lot of different scale types, just because it's so ambiguous harmonically. But here, we'll do it with the major scale. So we have 1, 4, 5 on C, and then you can take it through the entire scale from there. You can even do des

While we often think of musicianship as how well you can play, today we’re going to look at one of the most overlooked but absolutely essential skills in music, and that's ear training. No matter what instruments you play, your ears are the gateway between theory and real music. You can know your scales, your chords, your fingerings, but if you can't hear what's happening, it's hard to react, improvise, or truly internalize the music. We're going to explore some ear training

Oftentimes, people will learn harmonic concepts but will not understand how and when to use them in the context of playing a standard or playing with other musicians. Everything we're about to talk about today, you can find in our new resource 30 Day Jazz Harmony Chops, which will provide you with a simple day-by-day plan where every session focuses on three things: a technical warm-up, a harmonic concept, and direct application to a tune. Everything that we cover is accompa

Bebop is all about slow, focused repetition, connecting ideas through real harmonic movement. But let's define what bebop is first. Bebop is the sound of 1940s jazz—fast, harmonically rich, and full of forward motion. It's built around chromaticism, enclosures, voice leading, and rhythmic variation. All of those little details make the lines weave smoothly through all of the changes. When you understand these building blocks, you're not just learning licks, you're learning t