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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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Jazz Advice
admin October 27, 2012
I just finished reading a persuasive article on the blog Jazz Advice (here) entitled, 6 Reasons You Should Start Composing Today. […]
Solo Entrances
admin October 17, 2012
I was browsing through Hal Cook’s How to Improvise (Advance Music, 1991), a great resource for the jazz student, and […]
Jazz Standards Wkshp
admin October 10, 2012
We spent a portion of the class working on phrasing – trying to leave space at the end of our […]
Practicing Improvisation
admin September 28, 2012
Bob Anram, the tenorist, has some thought-provoking ideas about improvisation in three essays (called “Letters”) that are posted on the […]
Playing for Real
admin September 26, 2012
Reading Mark’s post prompts me to write that the bebop workshop is doing something similar: Andrea has been working with […]
Blog Post
admin September 25, 2012
Mark Sherman Hard Bop Combo- New York Jazz Workshop 9/24/12 Yesterday night at the Hard Bop combo we played a […]
Milestones
admin September 15, 2012
The title of the blog post, “John Coltrane’s improvised line in Milestones as a Model for Incorporating Sequential Patterns in […]
Arranging tips.
admin July 18, 2012
Hi! Yesterday in class we were improvising on a couple of new tunes like Bouncing with Bud and Desafinado and […]
The importance of listening… Milestones!
admin July 11, 2012
Hi everybody! Last night we had Amy, a great flute player sitting in our Bebop Workshop class. Everybody immediately realized […]
Vocal Improvisation by ear
admin June 16, 2012
This past Thursday Jazz Vocal Workshop was one of the best ever. A few sessions ago, I attempted improvised vocal harmony to the class […]
Transcriptions
admin June 10, 2012
Whenever I’m working on a tune, I listen to how the pros handle the changes and follow along with transcriptions […]
Season three on and upward
admin June 4, 2012
Had a subtle start to the new session of the Jazz Vocal Workshop last week and this past Thursday since […]