hi everyone, i was wondering if there was already something ready-made (just to save a bit of study time) a handbook with all the modal scales used in jazz. i am not referring exclusively to...
Hi! I wanted to point out a couple of little-known but very interesting jazz arranging books: Gary Lindsay - Jazz Arranging Techniques (can be purchased from his website) Robert Larson - Arr...
I wanted to let you know, hoping not to violate any forum rules, that on various stores such as Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and so on, it is possible to purchase my CD “Pianoforte napoletano”,...
hello everyone, I am starting a new thread for a topic that has already appeared in another one, but which perhaps deserves its own... at Giovanni's request, but also out of personal interes...
Hello everyone guys. Do you know a group called Snarky Puppy? If so, tell me below what you think of them and which is/are your favorite song(s). Otherwise, listen to these tracks, which are...
Having taken the following harmonic structure F D- | A- F7 | Bb | F | Bb Bb- | F D7 | G7 C7 | F || i would like to make harmonic substitutions by constructing different examples of HI-LO and...
I tried to create a tutorial to take the first steps in improvising on a jazz standard. I hope it can be a useful and fun tool for beginners who want to learn how to play jazz. http://www.le...
Hi, what do you think of Teddy Wilson? It seems to me that he is largely overlooked compared to his contemporaries Fats Waller and Art Tatum. The only one who pays him homage as he deserves...
I have written a series of progressions on the II V I cadence, with modulations to various degrees. They are simple study patterns, accompanied by some advice and evaluations. To read and do...
Given how the previous thread went, I propose another exercise on the same theme. Let's do the analysis first and then try to harmonize PS Triads are understood with an added sixth.
For those who might be interested, I am reporting Hiromi's 2015 tour http://www.hiromiuehara.com/schedule/en_tour.html 2015.07.02 Roman Theater(The Trio Project) Follonica, Italy 2015.07.01...
Reading the thread on diatonic approach, dominant approach, parallel approach, chromatic approach, I've become a bit confused with these approaches which should anyway be for parallel motion...
I am looking at these harmonization techniques; some manuals indicate the following terms: 1) Diatonic approach 2) Parallel approach 3) Dominant approach In others, I have also found the ter...
I am attaching a standard taken from "The Real Dr.Jellyfish Book (2nd Ed.) FREE COPY - SMALL" (thanks Doc) I wonder how original the E-flat in measure 16 is. Viewed this way, it could be a r...
I was taking a look at Charlie Parker's Donna Lee, and I would like to read your thoughts, particularly on: - at measure 8: in the version I have, there is a tritone substitution of D7 inste...
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