Shout music is a type of gospel music characterized by very fast tempo, chromatic basslines, snare hits and hand claps on the upbeat of each beat. In this lesso…
Jimmy Smith helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. Learn how to create his signature sound in this lesson.
In part 2 we are going to take the baseline skills we learned in Slow Blues a la Stormy Monday Part 1 and create a full arrangement including a really cool jazz…
This is the lesson where we learn how to play rootless chords and apply them to the bassline. You'll learn about syncopation and different chord comping techniq…
In this next lesson we will be adding on the melody to the blues song "Ben's Blues." If you want, you can skip this lesson and come back to it later. Learning t…
The key to being a good jazz pianist is knowing how to switch between chords, basslines and other accompaniment patterns quickly. In this first lesson we will b…
In this last lesson we will focus on improvisation. You'll learn how to vocalize rhythms and create licks out of scale blocks. We will cover both the blues scal…
In this lesson (part 1 of 2) you’ll learn several different basslines that you can use to play a slow blues. Using Stormy Monday as a starting point, these 8 ba…
If you love Blues piano, this is the course for you. In this course, we are going to spend 8 weeks covering different blues styles and progressions. I’ll show y…
In this lesson you'll learn about different blues progressions from basic to more advanced jazz/blues progressions. You'll also learn several basslines and lick…
Learn how to improvise over the Charlie Parker classic song, "Blues For Alice" with a bassline and rootless chords in the right hand, and rootless chords in the…
In this last lesson of this course you will be learning another original piece, "Chicken Pox Blues" which we will use to learn more about the blues and improvis…
Learn how to vocalize rhythms to make your rhythmic playing stronger. Using my song "Do'h Blues" you'll also learn how to create 7th chords, chord shells and ho…
In this lesson you'll learn my popular song, Kimmy's So Cool. You'll learn the song along with improvisation and I'll show you exactly what you need to practice…
In this lesson you'll learn how to comp chords and improvise over a simple minor-key bassline. We will discuss how to create longer phrases and add rests to you…
In this first lesson we will be covering the basics of improvisation like rhythm, fingering, relaxing, phrasing and more. I'll also show you how to get started…
