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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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half-diminished chords
admin February 17, 2012
I’ve been working on the exercises in “How Not to Suck at Half diminished Chords” on the Jazz Advice blog, […]
Alice in Wonderland and Oleo
admin February 15, 2012
Here’s an harmonic analysis of mm. 1-8 of Alice in Wonderland and Bill Evans’ solo. Transcriptions of solos by Miles, […]
Noddin’ Your Head Blues
admin February 12, 2012
was so impressed with the students on how they were able to read through some new material. The horn players […]
www.jazzadvise.com
admin February 12, 2012
I’ve been reading articles on www.jazzadvice.com, which Marco turned me onto in a comment to an earlier post. The blog […]
Must-Know Jazz Songs
admin February 3, 2012
I’ve been thinking about what songs I’d like to concentrate on next, and that led me to look at some […]
Videos of Performanceat Smalls
admin February 1, 2012
Here the first of 2 videos of the theory class performance at smalls MRMr Knight & Autumn Leaves All the […]
Video of mixed meter class at Smalls
admin February 1, 2012
Here is the video of the mixed meter class performance at smalls
Video of performace at Smalls
admin February 1, 2012
I truly enjoied your performances at Smalls last week. Here are the videos.
Video of Performance at Smalls
admin February 1, 2012
Great Job Mark Sherman’s students! Here is the video of your performance at Smalls last week.Congratulations.
January 30th Session – Hot House
admin January 31, 2012
We began the session by playing through Quasimodo which is one of the tunes performed at Smalls this past sunday. I […]
Jan 29 at Small’s
admin January 31, 2012
What a great afternoon we had at Small’s for our performance! It was really nice to finally meet the rest […]