We finish up the month of November with one of my favorite jazz standards, On The Sunny Side Of The Street. Here we try to channel Lester Young and do what we can to put some of the concepts we learned into action. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our … [Read more...]

This week we look at the intangible parts of Lester's playing by learning one of his transcriptions on Almost Like Being In Love with the Oscar Peterson Trio. I think this will be a great way to end our series and send you out into the world armed with some great things to work on through Lester Young's playing. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be … [Read more...]

Welcome back for the second in our series of episodes on the legendary, Lester Young. This week we'll be taking a look at 4 more examples of Lester using simplicity to create beautiful lines over cadences. It's a great reminder that everything doesn't always have to be so complicated. Enjoy the episode and don't forget to grab the PDF! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We … [Read more...]

This month we start a brand new series on one of the best musicians who ever graced the tenor saxophone and jazz, Lester Young. Lester's music will give us great insight into how to do a lot with a little. While his harmonic language wasn't as adventurous as someone like Charlie Parker, the way he speaks that language is second to none. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and … [Read more...]

This week we finish up our series on the great Clifford Brown with an etude written over his composition, 'Joy Spring'. Hope you enjoy and get something from this month long series on one of the greatest musicians in jazz history! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of … [Read more...]

This week we take a look at what Clifford Brown does over an extended period of a single chord happening. I believe Clifford might be the best of all time at this and we can take many things from his teachings and put it into our own playing for awesome benefits. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our … [Read more...]

Welcome to the second episode in our series on the legendary, Clifford Brown. This week we dive into some harmonic devices that Brown uses regularly. Specifically, delayed resolution tactics and how they make his lines extremely interesting. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons … [Read more...]

New month, new series! This month we are taking a look at another bebop master, trumpeter, Clifford Brown. we'll start by taking a look at how Clifford uses horizontal playing to great effect and how his playing differs a bit from Bird's. In the other episodes this month, we'll dive a little deeper into the actual harmonic language of his playing. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get … [Read more...]

This week we are finishing up our series on Charlie Parker with one of his best compositions, Yardbird Suite. I will be doing my best to use a number of his ideas we have discussed over the past 2 months and wrap this series up with something fun for you to learn in the practice room. Enjoy the episode and thanks for listening! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will … [Read more...]

This week we finish off our look at the legendary Charlie Parker. In this episode, we discuss Bird's use of texture to create the amazing flow his solos have. Horizontal vs. vertical lines are the order of the day. Enjoy the episode and don't forget to grab the PDF! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons … [Read more...]