Thanks, commenters). FYI, ATM there are 18 in-depth classes on YT + Ustream under my name including Bill Evans, Dave McKenna, Charles Ives, walking bassline clinic, playing outside the changes, Frank Zappa, Charlie Parker, Eric Dolphy, the Marx Bros, Bruce Hornsby, Grateful Dead, Lennie Tristano, Dick Hyman, Eric Dolphy, Oscar Peterson, Liberace, etc.. All free, no commercials:) Blessings and keep swingin! Dave Frank
Are you friggin' kidding me?!?! This single video is the ULTIMATE guidebook for understanding jazz phrasing both inside and outside. The concepts are broken down into understandable chunks for all of us jazz musicians looking to spread our wings past diatonic approaches. Bravo, Dave!! Not to mention, you're a downright monster on them keys, man! Next time I'm in NY, expect to see me in the front row for your next show!
No doubt these are some of the best lessons available, but it makes me mindful of the 'greats' of the past and the efforts they must have employed to learn their craft. They had records and live performances and a few more seasoned players willing to offer their services. We on the other hand have so much more available to the point that the only thing between us and proficiency is time and effort, and maybe a few other factors! We are so lucky to have you around Dave. Thank you.
Seriously thought I was losing my mind when Gb Phrygian was not the scale played, but rather Gb Lydian. I kept scrolling down the comments to see if anyone notice and finally found someone that noticed the mistake. I'm not dissing your work; I used to teach music and once in awhile, find myself going on about some part of a lesson, totally unaware of some gaff in what I was discussing/playing. Thank god for that student in the room always on the look out for some mistake made by the teacher.
exactly, it was Gb Lydian that he played, but he said Gb Phrygian at 19:20 ... was scrolling the comments also... But nevertheless, great lessons from Dave, he is a wonderful teacher!
Hi Dave, You are a wonderful teacher. Many musicians will die for the knowledge that you have. Your lesson is very inspiring, and easy to understand. I'm most certain many musicians have benefited from this. I'm a bass player. I can visualise, in a parallel world, the joy of playing a session with you
Thank you for writing Albert) Feel free to enjoy any of 60 in-depth master classes, all free on YT. I am also doing an every Saturday Zoom jazz school that is a blast that you are invited to. Blessings and Keep Swingin from NY!
Hi Dave, just stopping by to thank you for the work you have put into these videos. Having studied for over 20 years, I often struggle to find new and interesting tutorials. Your website is an absolute goldmine. Cheers!
+ChrisLeePiano Thanks Chris, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are currently 31 in-depth master classes for your perusal, all phree)
Love your video lessons. The bass line clinic was fantastic. I had been stumped for some new ideas and that helped me out so much. Now back to practice!
Great class! I learned so much in this 40minutes, you are a great teacher! I have seen really great pianists trying to explain the same subject, but they don't have the teaching skill to make it clear as you do!
hi Charlie, thanks for writing man! Please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at davefrankjazz.com for 57 in-depth classes, all free for thee) Keep Swingin!
best thing I've seen this year. Has answered many questions and given my playing a new refreshing direction. many many thanks, and I will be taking in all your other videos asap.
hi thanks for writing) Saying that this is the best thing you have seen in 2020 is...hahaha...please enjoy 54 free master classes at davefrankjazz.com, blessings and keep swingin from NYC
These materclass are priceless!!!! Thanks so much Dave and team. Btw your book JOY OF IMPROV is excellent too. I've bought it sometime ago and spend so much time working on the materials. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Absolutely great! As an RnB player and wanna be jazz player - I have huge gaps in my playing as I don't read. Have asked many players for years how to go out and seems nobody is giving up that info. Finally!! here is concrete information on how to go out that one can wrap one's head head around. Really appreciate the approachable teaching style that you have. Thanks again. Will be tuned in.
Dave thanks for sharing this. This is the kind of stuff that brings a thousand ideas into one's head right away. You are a fantastic player and even though I could see you holding back for the sake of the class, I can see that your hands and your musicality are amazing. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for another quality lesson, Dave. A gold mine of goodies in this one! It's clear that my ears are WAY ahead of my hands (maybe the better problem to have)...patience and practice, patience and practice.
Wel Dave, there's alot of "ink" being spilled about your work, and rightly too. Whatever way you look at it, you've done a hell of a lot of investigative work melodicaly, harmonically, and rhythmically speaking. You've thus created a whole rich tapestry of sound, colour, and shape. Maybe the only missing factor is emotion. I feel that here we seem to be in a Cornelius Escher universe. The "old boys" in jazz had a unique sound- not perfect, but terribly warm. But your presence today is necessary, and we all have alot to learn from your research. Thank you Dave.
I think it helps if the bass line itself mostly only barely gestures at the "chord changes" that we're supposed to be going inside and outside of. Consider how hard it would be to hear those "chord extensions" at the end if they weren't being narrated? I had no clue where we were because the bass is already so ambiguous. And I think it's a lot easier to step outside a harmony that's mostly only implied than it is to step outside something more definite (imagine straight arrpeggiations on the actual chord notes as the bass line). My takeaway: learn to play bass lines like Dave, then revisit this video.
you need to work on your listening. the bass line and the inside notes implied, very clearly, what the harmony was (a basic blues). not to mention, he was only going outside on the V
thank you for writing) Please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com for a total of 53 in-depth master classes, all free for you) Hi from NYC.
+Marco Di Giuseppe thanks for writing Marco, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are presently 32 classes like this, all free for thee)
I think of outside playing as improvised polytonality or polymodality. Symmetrical patterns based on perfect fourths or fifths can also create the effect.
thanks for writing, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at davefrankjazz.com for 54 in depth master classes, all free, including one on Charles Ives that's chock full of out shit)
This is totally first rate...smart and funky too. It has it's own identity but even has wisps of various cats iike Dave MacKenna and Lennie Tristano. Great to have a prof who is articulate and that's a real street guy instead of just another band room nerd with a Masters degree.
When someone says lack of emotion, it's not really a fair statement for them to make by any stretch. I kind of translate the message to mean, they're used to melodic playing that doesn't make use of as much dissonance. In any regard, them saying what they said isn't productive by any stretch as not only does it lack an actual meaning, but they can't articulate properly what they're attempting to say as a whole which doesn't help anybody. The lessons you offer on here to the music community are insightful as well as highly educational. Personally, your videos along with other educators here on RU-vid have vastly increased my own perception of not only what various artists did when they played but how to approach various styles in new ways as well. Thank you!
He told me 😂😜. Actually it's funny. If he likes something he gets really quiet and is attentive. I can tell when something or someone gets on his nerves by his loud obnoxious response which seems to say, "Get the hell away from me"! He's quite a character. I can tell he likes you. 😊
