"My Favorite Things" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Recorded by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane on his 1961 alb…
In this lesson I'll show you how to use the concepts you've learned in my No Bull Guide to Jazz Piano™ course. I'll also answer student's questions at the end o…
In this lesson you'll learn how to "shell out" your improvisation using guide tones. This is the first step to creating longer, more interesting bebop and jazz…
Turns are a great way to create embellishment in your improvisation. Plus they sound really cool. This lesson will show you how to create three different blues/…
The ii-V-I (2-5-1) chord progression is one of the most popular and important in jazz. In this lesson you'll learn different ways to improvise over 2-5-1 progre…
In Part 2 of this lesson, you will learn the jazz devices that are used to build this advanced arrangement. Once finished, you will have a full solo piano arran…
This lesson features a popular Duke Ellington tune. You will learn an advanced arrangement of this tune and breakdown the various jazz devices that go into crea…
In this second part and conclusion of our Body and Soul lesson, you’ll learn how to play the 8-measure bridge, coupled with first 8 measures of the song to comp…
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…
Improvisation Over Standards in 5 steps teaches you the 5 steps that are critical for students to learn in order to effectively improvise over jazz standards an…
In this lesson, you will get an inside look into creating a reharmonized, solo piano jazz arrangement of the pop tune “Every Breath You Take”. Topics include ho…
In this lesson, you will learn how to play Some Day My Prince Will Come note for note. We will also discuss the theory behind the chords. We will go over how to…
Building off of my proven The Confident Improviser™ Level 1 program, this masterclass takes you deeper into the art of jazz improvisation. Instead of relying on…
Learn how to play both jazz and even pop/rock standards (popular songs) using a simplified approach with chord shells. This is a great place to start, especiall…
