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Jazz for Piano by David Sharp
Whether you're a pianist, guitarist, saxophonist, bassist, or drummer, this comprehensive resource offers deep insights into the harmonic structures, rhythmic concepts, and chord progressions that define jazz. While many examples include piano voicings, the analytical approach applies to any instrument and any musician seeking to understand the language of jazz at a deeper level.
Explore detailed analyses of compositions and solos by masters including Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, McCoy Tyner, and many others who shaped the evolution of jazz from the 1940s through the 1970s and beyond.
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Ray’s Idea & Nefertiti
admin November 14, 2013
Hi! Last Tuesday we worked on a bunch of new tunes at the Bebop Workshop namely Ray’s Idea & Nefertiti. […]
Jazz Vocal Workshop had the Blues!
admin November 14, 2013
Wow, last Thursday’s workshop was just too much fun! After the first session, I decided that each session we’d focs […]
Whisper Not – Benny Golson
admin November 14, 2013
Whisper Not – Benny Golson In addition to playing Ray’s Idea in the Bebop Workshop, we also played the Benny […]
Meditation
admin November 14, 2013
Meditation, not transcendental, but bossa nova. Taking a break from a heavy dose of classic bebop tunes, our bebop workshop […]
Daahoud
admin November 14, 2013
In the Bebop Workshop, we began working on Daahoud, a Clifford Brown tune (named after a friend of his). The […]
Back to Jazz School
admin November 14, 2013
Back to Jazz School – Okay guys. I’m looking forward to all of us playing better—which means listening better and […]
Newsletters Archive
admin November 13, 2013
If you have missed one of the New York Jazz Workshop newsletters about our classes , events, concerts around town […]
Lester Young
admin November 13, 2013
Born on August 27th 1909, Lester Young ( “Prez” )was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone. In the swing era […]
Jimmy Smith
admin November 13, 2013
Jazz organ never received the seismic shift it did before Jimmy Smith entered the scene. Born on December 8, 1925 […]
Benny Goodman
admin November 13, 2013
Benny Goodman is one of swing’s most famous exponents. The rise to mass popularity, and his racially integrated bands are […]
Tony Williams
admin November 12, 2013
Very seldom in Jazz history have come musicians that singlehandedly change the course of the way their instruments are approached […]
Roy Eldridge
admin November 12, 2013
Explosive, boisterous, competitive, words that describe trumpeter Roy Eldridge. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eldridge was one of the most important […]