Hi, Here’s the video lesson on Chapter Four of The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation. Each of these videos cover about 30% of the content of each chapter so you can see what is going on in the text and hopefully get a little inspiration too! This chapter is about Eighth Notes and Suspensions. You […]
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Hi, Here’s the video lesson on Chapter Three of The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation. Each of these videos cover about 30% of the content of each chapter so you can see what is going on in the text and hopefully get a little inspiration too! This chapter is about Phrase Ending Rhythms and Chromatic […]
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Hi, Here’s the video lesson on Chapter Two of The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation. Each of these videos cover about 30% of the content of each chapter so you can see what is going on in the text and hopefully get a little inspiration too! This chapter is about rhythmically displacing the Charleston Rhythm […]
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Hi, Here’s a video for my jazz education colleagues discussing some ideas about using The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation in ensemble rehearsals. You can Click here to go to a page with links to purchase them. Please subscribe to to get updates so you won’t miss a one. You can also Like my The […]
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Hi, Here’s a video for my jazz education colleagues discussing some ideas about using The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation in ensemble rehearsals. You can Click here to go to a page with links to purchase them. Please subscribe to to get updates so you won’t miss a one. You can also Like my The […]
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Hi, Here’s the video lesson on Chapter One of The Shape Method for Jazz Improvisation. Each of these videos cover about 30% of the content of each chapter so you can see what is going on in the text and hopefully get a little inspiration too! You can Click here to go to a page […]
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Hi all – I’ve joined the mobile gang with my quartet and have an app for android that you can download for FREE. You can get my blog, see videos, see my performance schedule, get a sample of the new recording LectroCoustic (that will drop on May 21). Unfortunately, it’s only for android at this […]
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Many times, students will ignore practicing their ensemble music and instead practice their lesson music (etudes, or concert pieces). While I’m in favor of practicing lesson music, to miss the opportunity to improve through working on ensemble music is just being stupid. Here’s the situation: if you are playing music in an ensemble that you […]
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These are three excerpts of an interview I held with Dr. Billy Taylor in April, 1987 at Carleton College when Dr. Taylor was the Ward Lucas Lecturer. The video was originally produced by Northfield Public Access Television. The first video focuses on Dr. Taylor speaking about the place of Jazz in culture and society and […]
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This is one of a set of blogs about practicing jazz. Below I present some ideas about what I’ve been practicing and in a companion blog What Are You Practicing? I invite you to share your thoughts. Hopefully we can all learn from each other and grow in more interesting and beneficial ways. When I […]
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