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Willie · Intermediate · 20 min

Expanding on the techniques that we learned in the previous lesson, now we will add enclosures to our improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 343 min

In this massive 12-part lesson I'll show you how to create and improvise over arrangements in different styles. We will also cover some advanced improvisation t…

Willie · Intermediate · 58 min

In this lesson we will discover the style of James Booker. Born in New Orleans, Booker was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist. Booker's unique style com…

Willie · Professional · 49 min

Learn major and minor dominant upper structure triads with examples from “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Misty”, “My ship”, and “Prelude to a Kiss." A helpful Upper…

Willie · Professional · 21 min

Learn the basics about what are Upper Structure Triads and how to use them.

Willie · Professional · 33 min

Learn how to use modes to create chords using Lydian, Aeolian and Phrygian modes.

Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

This lesson will show you how to create and weave your own solo using chord tones and enclosures. We will use the song “It Could Happen To You” to create our so…

Willie · Professional · 35 min

In this lesson we will learn about diatonic triads and seventh chords. In addition you'll learn about subdominant chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 32 min

In this lesson I’ll show you how to create different improvisation lines using a variety of techniques like chord tones and approaches. These techniques work ov…

Darby · Professional · 85 min

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.

Willie · Professional · 50 min

Learn how to use arpeggios over 2-5-1 progressions to create beautiful introductions and endings.

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

Using the song "Harlem Nocturne" as an example, you'll learn how to fill out a chord progression for a song.

Willie · Professional · 17 min

Learn how to use the dominant bebop scale to improvise over dom7 chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we will use the classic standard “Georgia On My Mind” to create guide tone lines to create more structure in your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 98 min

This lesson will show you how to analyze jazz progressions to make it easier to memorize. The voicings in this lesson are great to learn and the fill-in-the-bla…

Paul · Intermediate · 41 min

Have you ever wondered how advanced players are seemingly able to memorize so many tunes and transpose them so easily? Would you like to learn a trick that ALL…

Willie · Intermediate · 9 min

Willie · Intermediate · 16 min

Willie · Professional · 53 min

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…

Willie · Intermediate · 87 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to switch styles to create a stride bridge.

Willie · Intermediate · 65 min

We will learn how to create more motion in the left-hand to create a flowing arrangement. You'll also learn some reharmonization and how to create an introducti…

Willie · Intermediate · 88 min

In this lesson you'll learn more about how to fill with the right-hand along with chord motion in the left-hand.

Willie · Professional · 81 min

In four steps you'll learn the entire song "My Funny Valentine" along with tensions.

Paul · Professional · 35 min

In the 2nd part of this lesson, you will learn two different ways to play the melody for use in a trio setting. In addition, you will learn various ways to use…