Had a great hang this past week at a clinic with Jery Bergonzi. He said something that really made me think.... Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]

This week we continue our series on chord extensions by looking at the minor seventh chord. The extensions we use on this chord happen to be 9, 11, and 13. You'll notice that they are all diatonic which makes things a little bit more simple when it comes to this chord. These extensions also form a minor triad built off the ninth, giving us a nice start on some triad pairs. This week we give you two exercises offering up some rhythmic variety to go with our harmonic material. Enjoy and have fun … [Read more...]

This week features a thought I had while re-reading one of my favorite Chris Potter interviews... Here's the link to the full interview!   Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]

This week kicks off a series all about chord extensions. We had done an episode WAY back about this very topic but this series is going to feature a more in depth discussion and we are going to feature a different chord quality each week, allowing us to talk more deeply about the extensions and why they are what they are. We are kicking off the series with the major seventh chord and the extensions of 9, #11, and 13. We talk about what structure these three notes result in and give you an … [Read more...]

This week is a simple solution for a big problem. It's not about talent or genius, it's about the punishment you're willing to take! Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]

This week brings back another one of our listener favorites, the lick of the month! This month I give you something simple but effective in the form of an augmented V chord. This sound is one of the most classic throughout jazz history used by many of our favorite musicians. The good news is, it's very simple to start using and it's one of the most effective sounds out there. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate … [Read more...]

This weeks features an album recommendation. If you haven't checked out Sam Dillon's music, it's time we fix that! Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]

We are starting a new series here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson. It's called Tune of the Month! Every month we will be taking a look at an important jazz standard and coming up with a great exercise to get you improvising fluently over it. For our first month, we take a look at the classic standard, All The Things You Are. We talk about how the chord structure revolves around the circle of 4ths and how we can use this to our advantage with an exercise built off of chord tones and extensions. I … [Read more...]

This week features a statement by one of our 10 Minute Jazz Community FB Group members. It's all about how you talk to yourself. Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]

This episode is all about playing piano voicings as single note lines. This is a great way to break out of the patterns you may be working on and start to include some great intervalic melodies that you may never have thought of.  The thing that makes piano voicings sound great is the structure of their intervals. By extracting these intervals and making them into a single note line, we harness the power of these sounds and apply them to more than just a chordal instrument. I use this tactic … [Read more...]