The II-V-I progression is one of the most common progressions in jazz. A number of years ago, I wrote my popular “The Best II-V-I Patterns” book. This book is a collection of the best II-V-I patterns that I have come across in my 30 years of playing and teaching. While there has been much praise […]
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Best II-V-I Patterns Lesson 2
The II-V-I progression is one of the most common progressions in jazz. A number of years ago, I wrote my popular “The Best II-V-I Patterns” book. This book is a collection of the best II-V-I patterns that I have come across in my 30 years of playing and teaching. While there has been much praise […]
Best II-V-I Patterns Lesson 1
The II-V-I progression is one of the most common progressions in jazz. A number of years ago, I wrote my popular “The Best II-V-I Patterns” book. This book is a collection of the best II-V-I patterns that I have come across in my 30 years of playing and teaching. While there has been much praise […]
Devastating Minor Lines for Jazz and Funk Soloing
I just finished a brand new Neffmusic book that I am very excited about. The description is below: An inside approach to outside playing using pentatonics, chromaticism, 3-tonic systems and intervallic patterns to produce modern lines in the style of Michael Brecker and Bob Berg. Devastating Minor Lines contains 100 16th note lines written out […]
Devastating Minor Lines for Jazz and Funk Soloing (Digital PDF Book)
An inside approach to outside playing using pentatonics, chromaticism, 3-tonic systems and intervallic patterns to produce modern lines in the style of Michael Brecker and Bob Berg. Devastating Minor Lines contains 100 16th note lines written out in all 12 keys that can be used over minor tonalities. These lines give the student functional ideas […]
Mastering Major Diatonic Patterns (Digital PDF Book)
A Major diatonic pattern is a pattern of notes that travel through a major tonality. Learning your diatonic patterns thoroughly is an important step in mastering the fundamentals of technique, melodic development, tonal center improvisation, more modern intervallic lines and chromatic approaches. Learning these diatonic patterns in all 12 keys will give a jazz improvisation […]
The Best Minor II-V-I Patterns (Digital PDF Book)
The II-V-I pattern is the most common pattern in jazz music. The more adept you are at playing this pattern in all the keys the better your facility in the jazz language. In the past 20 years I have been keeping a notebook of these patterns. I’ve tried to limit the ones in this 80 […]
The Best Major II-V-I Patterns (Digital PDF Book)
The II-V-I pattern is the most common pattern in jazz music. The more adept you are at playing this pattern in all the keys the better your facility in the jazz language. In the past 20 years I have been keeping a notebook of these patterns. I’ve tried to limit the ones in this 122 […]
Beginner Jazz Improvisation Lesson 8B-Alto Sax
This is a beginner improviser series for alto sax. In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise. In this lesson 8B, I teach you how to start using my II-V-I Primer to add patterns to your practice routine. The II-V-I Primer starts at the […]
Beginner Jazz Improvisation Lesson 8B-Tenor Sax
This is a beginner improviser series for tenor sax. In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise. In this lesson 8B, I teach you how to start using my II-V-I Primer to add patterns to your practice routine. The II-V-I Primer starts at the […]
Diminished Patterns-Lesson 3
The Diminished scale is one of the coolest scales that you can learn. There are an incredible number of patterns and lines that can be created from this scale that sound fresh and modern. If you listen to the jazz being played today, chances are that you will hear the diminished sound many times. In […]
Diatonic Fifth Patterns Lesson
A diatonic pattern is a pattern of notes that stays within a specific key or scale. If you know a key well, then playing the diatonic pattern is just a matter of repeating the pattern as you travel through the scale. Diatonic patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. They are valuable […]
Diatonic Third Patterns Lesson
Diatonic patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. Diatonic thirds are usually the first interval pattern that students will work on. It is important to get these interval patterns down before attempting larger intervals like fourths,fifths and sixths. You need to work on these thirds until you can play them in all […]
Diatonic Fourth Patterns Lesson
Diatonic fourth patterns are a must for any serious student of jazz. Years ago I remember hearing recordings of Eddie Harris and Joe Farrell from the 70’s. They were using larger intervals in there solos that sounded really interesting and cool to me but I wasn’t sure what they were doing. Later, I found out […]
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