Ceora: Journey Through The Real Book #57 (Jazz Piano Lesson) 

Thanks Eli - that's a wonderful comment!

I've learned so much from your series and I really admire your playing. Please keep this series up!!@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453

Thanks Brendan. Have fun with your transcribing - that's a wonderful intro. I love how he kind of floats over the groove!

Thanks for watching and noticing some of the details! It's interesting how the character of a tune's melody can give a direction for the solo.

Great question about an essential topic! Yes, I've made a video and here it is. Good luck! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AfFHLfa4KXU.html

KeyboardImprov I've seen that vid already and it was a godsend. Thanks for doing it. That being said, it stays at a pretty basic level. You and other pianists do more than that. How would suggest developing that style? Also, an unrelated question, how do you practice improv as a pianist, and what do you think about whole improvising?

Practicing improv is like practicing a language. You learn the words, then put them together into phrases and sentences, and then practice using them in conversation. In daily life, sometimes we say the same things over and over, and then sometimes we come up with new ways to express our thoughts and feelings. It's the same with piano improv. As for developing a style, and more complex arrangements, it's just a question of learning new techniques and then combining them on a tune. Not reinventing the wheel each time, although, yes, sometimes you play things you've never played before. The freshness lies in the context, just like in our daily interactions with people. Like right now :)

KeyboardImprov This is actually a pretty helpful way of thinking about it.

Have fun exploring this.