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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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Dolphin Dance
admin December 21, 2011
This week the Bebop Workshop worked on an arrangement of Dolphin Dance that will be played at Small’s, we spent […]
Dec 20, ii V sequence.
admin December 21, 2011
We warmed up with two and three whole note interval eartraining, equivelant to major 3rds and sharp 4ths. From there […]
Dec 20, Two’s and Three’s
admin December 20, 2011
We had a very intensive class, working mostly on original material written by the students: a tune in 7/4, quarter […]
Arrangement on all Blues
admin December 20, 2011
Yesterday in the Standards Class the students came up with an arrangement on “All Blues.” It was great to hear all […]
Quasimodo & Serpent’s Tooth
admin December 20, 2011
At our session yesterday we had a new drummer Eric Puente, and Mathew Mayers on saxophone along with the rest. […]
The First Session
admin December 14, 2011
Mark Sherman and David In the first session we worked on Quasimodo by Charlie Parker, which is one of my […]
Dec 13 workshop
admin December 14, 2011
We started with major and minor thirds, with special attention to descending from the third to the root. This was […]
Dec. 13 workshop.
admin December 13, 2011
Another great class. We worked on 4:3, and payed special attention to always feeling the sixteenth as an undercurrent. From […]
Workshop Dec 6
admin December 6, 2011
Great class today, the ears are getting sharper. Students are getting better in defining half-steps. Next week we are moving […]
Welcome!
admin December 3, 2011
Welcome to the New York Jazz Workshop’s Vocal Class lead by Fay Victor.
Preparing for Smalls
admin December 3, 2011
This week before the holidays the Bebop Workshop is working on the repertoire that will be performed at Smalls next month. So […]