Invaluable text outlining the art of combo playing from master leader, player, and composer, Horace Silver. Includes sections on jazz philosophy, group and solo playing, composing and arranging, the m...
Comparable to a course, the reader will be guided step by step from the grassroots to more advanced and complex ways of writing. Here, it is not intended to simply float some apodictic rules that lack...
The goal of Volume 2 of 'Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony' is to continue the dissemination of information that presents a path of study for the aspiring jazz composer. Where Volume 1 of the book emph...
After 25 years of teaching, Dan has made available this wonderful pocket sized resource detailing the materials and techniques needed to play jazz. Includes chapters on chords & chord symbols, voicing...
500 Jazz Licks aims to assist you on your journey to play jazz fluently. These short phrases and ideas we call licks will help you understand how to navigate the common chords and chord progressions y...
The second edition of this bestseller comes highly endorsed from the pros and is published at a new lower price! It continues to be a must-have for students of improvisation, demonstrating developing...
Line Playing - Voice-Leading - Chromaticism - Bebop Scales A clear and practical step-by-step approach to chromaticism, line playing and voice leading. The CD contains 23 play-along tracks (most of th...
Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even...
Developing a Jazz Language, is the sixth volume of Jerry Bergonzi's series, Inside Improvisation. Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and...
Explores the 'hows, whats, and whys' of practice, performance, technique, and musicianship. Sometimes, it only takes a 'nudge' to move your playing to the next level. 6'x9' paperback. Why do musicians...