Question sir, I need to learn some jazz playing,I can manage some of it, is it possible to put up jazz scales for practice or were do you think I should start?
Dunno if you read these since no comments on this one. I played years ago and now play off and on. But I heavily burned out by over practicing everything in life years ago and now I can’t spend more than a few min trying to learn a new song without burning out. Been like this the last 4 years dunno what to do honestly. (Already been working on mental health and everything else etc)
@@Vaedyx Thanks for sharing. Your situation sounds nuanced so a RU-vid comment probably isn't the best way to give advice here. My general recommendation would be to do what brings you joy in music and don't worry about the rest. Music is an incredible gift!
What a fabulous approach. Thanks you are really helping me with approach, ideas, structure, improv. Always look forward to listening to what you have to say.
I think this has become my favourite song of all time. The exquisite way in which unusual instruments are combined is particularly wonderful. I hear clarinets, and the fabulous vocal harmonies. Thank you.
Hi there John. I'm trying to get The Jazz Trumpet Routine book but it seems that something is not working when I'm filling the digital customer form. I live in Australia by the way.
Great advice! Wow immediate improvement. I was playing randomly and just looking at the chords and trying to hit a chord tone. I found going really slowly really helps.
I understand how functionally analyzing a tune helps with memorizing it. I also understand how thinking of changes while playing makes you neurotic and stiff. The problem is that in the video you basically jumped from “memorize the tune” to “play by ear” with no advice how to get from point A to point B other than doing functional analysis. I can memorize a tune pretty quickly but to play a complex set of jazz changes by ear is another story altogether. To me this the key thing most educational material fails to address when talking about improvising. You get two messages. One is to study the tune intensely. The other is to then magically play the tune by ear with little to no conscious thought about the changes. How do you bridge that gap? How do you think about changes when practicing and then magically not think about changes when performing?
I love Jazz. Hearing how this came about reminds me of Miles and Coltrane on an collaboration. Just listening to the sound of that horn is sweet. ❤😊. I will check this out.
funny i dont remember posting this...i do remember finding the album thought, i think i was searching for john raymond(real feels) type stuff and this was what i found. gonna give it a listen again. straight ahead jazz can be overwhelming sdometimes. almost like theres a rule that you have to play at least a certain number of notes during your solo or you're somehow, not soloing right? ive recently foudn some stuff that goes against this....like jakob bro. busy jazz is cool, i dont know why there's such a propensity to play so many notes in modern jazz solos.
I was browsing thru amazon warehouse for bargain vinyl records and I came across "Shadowlands" for $10.71. I started listening to the album and by the time i heard the 3rd song i bought the record before someone else finds it. It's a great album, i love it
I was browsing thru amazon warehouse for bargain vinyl records and I came across "Shadowlands" for $10.71. I started listening to the album and by the time i heard the 3rd song i bought the record before someone else finds it. It's a great album, i love it.
I'm just here to say that your Jazz Routine book is really good! I wasn't even aware that it's based on Bill Adam when I bought it. I use his method too, but didn't have any solid resources to work with. The way you structure everything and give variations on every exercise, is unbelievably useful. Not to mention the audio recordings, that make the listen and imitate approach possible. The only thing that I miss is a better audio player with more navigation options, or interactive sheet music. I would pay extra for that. Thank you so much, I will recommend this to all my students!
Hi, John! I just wanna let you know: this video is not on your improv playlist. I think you've mistaken this one for the part 1 when creating the playlist.
