Stop Practicing Jazz Licks! Play With Passion (Jazz Guitar Lesson) 

My teacher tells me to “learn as much as you can, but when it’s time to play, forget everything”

Great sheet as always

"think about politicians" tu m'as tué 😂

Just have watched your video entitled:”Stop learning improv’: learn licks instead”… 😅😉💯🎯🔥!

I don't have a community or friends to practice guitar with but your videos keep me motivated thanks

You are great Dennis

Amazing insight! I appreciate your inspiring and encouraging comments on playing “as if you mean it”. That is a skill in itself.

Playing as if your life depends on it, will bring the best out of you. It's not even about "jazz" at the point. Just heart and soul.

that benson story sounds awesome. cant even imagine what that felt like! so cool

As always great stuff

Thank you Denis!

Really interesting perspective….much thanks!

Great video. Thx!

Thank you for the lessons

Awesome video thank you

Hey Dennis ! great video as always, makes perfect sense to me dude, love that intro sounding real cool playing them blues like the ideas for future videos interesting...Thanks again

Love it! Quick question- Do you have any vids on picking technique in relation to pick contact with string/angle/what part of pick to make contact with? Not necessarily on up down type stuff? Or suggestions on how to get better at this? Been playing over 20 years and still catch the pick on the string often! It sucks! Love your vids!:

One guy that really seems to enjoy as he moves his head is Seabastien Giniaux .)

I purchased your book on gypsy jazz picking. I tried to connect to the but couldn’t connect.

Hi Denis...I love your attitude to music and I think that unfortunately in institutions that the faculty believe that they own music somehow and feel that they are the YODA'S of music which in my opinion produces arrogance....this has been my experience. I have been teaching myself Jazz and feel it is more important to find your personality as a musician...be an individual not an academic...all the best musicians are the ones that work hard and have a passion not a degree...thank you for your intelligence

I love practicing and you speak the truth! Your point about playing for non musicians reminds me of a comment by Joe Pass “ if you can’t play something for Joe the barber”, what’s the point? Thanks again!

SIIIIICK!

What are you doing posting RU-vid videos on set break! Set two, let's hit!

'u know, jazz is a language. u can tell someone how to get to main street or to pass the salt in bebop or swing. it is literally a language. u go 'ba bap ba do bup' and people know u went to a dentist at 4 o clock cos man that what language do ' - duke ellington nasa astronaut

"This is a huge topic" no shit Dennis, I expect nothing less than 45 minutes of background story please

Hahahaha

Like endless legato licks and so on ??? Yea, not good !!! Playing at 300 bpm and so on ... nice party tricks ...