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In this lesson i take you through a simple approach to creating walking bass lines on the sax. This is a very useful exercise that helps you to mimic the kinds of simple lines a bass player might play. I use these kinds of ideas when i’m playing with others and there is no bass Read More…
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In this lesson I show you what I consider the best Charlie Parker Licks over a Major chord. For years I studied out of the Omnibook but had a hard time transferring what I was learning into my improvisations. it wasn’t until I took apart the solos and took out my favorite licks and phrases Read More…
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Here is the 3rd lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I’ve had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I decided to offer a set Read More…
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Here is the 4th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I’ve had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I decided to offer a set Read More…
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Here is the 5th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I’ve had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I decided to offer a set Read More…
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Here is the 6th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I’ve had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I decided to offer a set Read More…
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In this lesson I talk in depth about phrasing and melodic development. Many young improvisers make the mistake of playing to many notes and not developing ideas. I talk about leaving space and building a solo in such a way that you are communicating something to the audience besides random licks. This is a great Read More…
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Michael Brecker has been one of my main influences on the tenor saxophone since my first year of college in 1985. I was hanging out in someone one dorm room and they put on an album that totally blew me away. I believe it was the first Steps Ahead album. I had never heard it Read More…
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In this lesson I talk about 7 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the key of E minor. Michael Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would play these intense lines that Read More…
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