I just came across this item from the You Tube channel Jazz Duets (https://www.jazzduets.com/). In the video below, you are given a short but concise rundown of twelve different blues progressions that are used in jazz. Starting with a straight…
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“All The Blues You Can Use” . . : The12 Essential Blues Chord Progressions Jazz Players Need to Know
Tagged with: Blues progrssions, ii V I, jazz harmony
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Theory
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Theory
K.I.S.S. . . . : A Methodology To Help You Get Your Groove On.
Below is an excellent video from sax player/keyboard player Jeff Schneider who has a You Tube channel with a lot of cool information on improvisation, saxophone technique, r&b keyboards and other topics of interests to my fellow music nerds. This…
“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos Part III
Continuing my little mini series on instructional blues guitar videos, I want to call to your attention a cool website called Learning Guitar Now w/ John W. Tuggle (http://www.learningguitarnow.com/). The site has dozens of free instructional videos on blues guitar.…
Tagged with: Blues, blues guitar, Clapton, Duane Allman, Warren Haynes
Posted in Blues, Improvisation
Posted in Blues, Improvisation
“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos Part II – The Hendrix Edition
With September 18th marking the 46th anniversary of his accidental and tragic death, it seems like a a good time to mention Jimi Hendrix. In addition Legacy Recordings has announced the release of the complete first set ever played by…
Tagged with: Band of Gypsys, Blues, blues guitar, Jimi Hendrix
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Improvisation, Jam Band
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Improvisation, Jam Band
“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos Part I
Confession time. I don’t think I’m a particularly good straight blues guitarist. I’m o.k. but my style is more Grant Green than B.B. King. But I love B.B. and all the other Kings. I grew up listening and learning from…
Tagged with: Albert King, B.B King, Blues, blues guitar, Freddie King, Instructional videos
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Music Theory
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Music Theory
Between Miles and Mahavishnu: John McLaughlin’s “Devotion”
John McLaughlin, guitarist extraordinaire, came to New York in 1969 at the behest of drummer Tony Williams to join his new group. He immediately found himself playing a record date with Williams’ former employer, Miles Davis on what was to…
Tagged with: Buddy Miles, John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Tony Williams
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Follow Your Bliss – Guitar Shredding Edition: Santana/McLaughlin’s Love Devotion Surrender
A previous post discussed the work of Alice Coltrane, 2nd wife to jazz legend John Coltrane, as an example of a specific strain of jazz in the late sixties/ early seventies that has been referred to as Spiritual Jazz. The…
Tagged with: Alica Coltrane, Carlos Santana, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Love Devotion and Surrender, Spiritual Jazz
Posted in Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
The Dreidel Song On Chapman Stick Guitar
Tonight’s the last night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday celebrating the re-dedication of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt. I always felt that Christmas songs were generally better that the songs associated with Hanukkah. However there…
Cool Website Alert: Jazz Advice.com
For a musician with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to get better, the internet can be a wonderful thing. I am always checking out YouTube videos, websites and blogs that deal with topics that are near and dear…
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