10 Brilliant Jazz Solos And What You Can Learn From Them

There is a secret that all great musicians have in common. You won't hear it on their recordings or even in their live performances. And some may even deny it that it ever happened at all. But look back even further and you'll find it... The truth is that every ...Read More

There is a secret that all great musicians have in common. You won't hear it on their recordings or even in their live performances. And some may even deny it ...Read More

How to Train Your Ears Like a Jazz Musician

Recently a reader wrote in wanting to know, “What makes jazz ear training different from just general ear training?” That’s a great question and I definitely had to think to arrive at an answer. They both focus on intervals, chords, root movement and have other common ground, but how are ...Read More

Recently a reader wrote in wanting to know, “What makes jazz ear training different from just general ear training?” That’s a great question and I definitely had to think to ...Read More

The Secret to Getting Good Fast at Jazz Improvisation

Trust the process. Keep going and you’ll get there. Anything worth doing takes time. We hear these things over and over when we're learning and it's all good advice. But what they don’t tell you is that there's one key thing that separates those who learn jazz fast, from those ...Read More

Trust the process. Keep going and you’ll get there. Anything worth doing takes time. We hear these things over and over when we're learning and it's all good advice. But ...Read More

Jazz Improvisation is Hard…and Why That’s a Good Thing!

Think about this for a moment. Your favorite musicians. Michael Brecker. Freddie Hubbard. Chick Corea. Sonny Rollins. Each and every one of them started at the bottom. Every single one of them began without any musical knowledge or technique on their instrument. And all of them toiled for years before ...Read More

Think about this for a moment. Your favorite musicians. Michael Brecker. Freddie Hubbard. Chick Corea. Sonny Rollins. Each and every one of them started at the bottom. Every single one ...Read More

The Real Reason You Should Start Transcribing Jazz Solos

Here’s a thought. What if you could go back in time and take a lesson with John Coltrane? Yes, that John Coltrane. I mean drive up to his home in Dix Hills, knock on the door, politely say hello to his wife, and walk in past the stacks of staff ...Read More

Here’s a thought. What if you could go back in time and take a lesson with John Coltrane? Yes, that John Coltrane. I mean drive up to his home in ...Read More

3 Simple Steps to a Productive Practice Routine

Time in the practice room doesn’t equal improvement. Hey, wait a second...That’s right, you read that correctly. It’s time spent practicing the right things that leads to improvement. And this isn’t always the case with most players’ routines, especially when it comes to jazz improvisation... There’s a well-loved myth out ...Read More

The 5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Five: Ear Training for Jazz Impro …

What exactly is ear training? You’ve heard musicians talk about it. Your teachers have recommended it. And if you’re a regular to Jazzadvice you’ve seen it pop up in more than a few posts...But I'm guessing the thing that's made the biggest impression on you was being in the presence ...Read More

What exactly is ear training? You’ve heard musicians talk about it. Your teachers have recommended it. And if you’re a regular to Jazzadvice you’ve seen it pop up in more ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Four: How to Speak the Jazz Language

Imagine that you've just stepped off a plane in a foreign country. You grab your suitcase and step onto the soil for the first time and suddenly you're filled with a sense of excitement and anticipation. What new sights, new sounds, unusual food, and interesting people await you in this ...Read More

Imagine that you've just stepped off a plane in a foreign country. You grab your suitcase and step onto the soil for the first time and suddenly you're filled with ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Three: The Secret to Great Time

Ever feel like something is missing from your solos? You spend hours learning tunes and transcribing solos from your favorite recordings, you've memorized the chord progressions and diligently practiced the tricky fingerings, but when you listen back something is off. And it's frustrating because you can't quite place your finger ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Two: How to Turn Music Theory into Mu …

Have you ever thrown your hands up in frustration trying to understand music theory? Have you ever found yourself lost and panicking in a solo as you search for the right scale or chord to play? Many frustrated musicians run into this wall every time they try to take a ...Read More

Have you ever thrown your hands up in frustration trying to understand music theory? Have you ever found yourself lost and panicking in a solo as you search for the ...Read More

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