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Jazz

The language of improvisation

Swing, comping, brushes, and the deep tradition of musical conversation. Demanding but enormously rewarding.

Level 1

5 lessons
  1. 01 The Jazz Ride Pattern 20 min
  2. 02 Hi-Hat Foot on 2 and 4 20 min
  3. 03 Brushes — First Steps 25 min
  4. 04 Slow Ballad Brushwork 20 min
  5. 05 Medium Swing Comping 25 min

Level 2

6 lessons
  1. 01 Comping Basics 30 min
  2. 02 The Jazz Waltz 25 min
  3. 03 Trading Fours 25 min
  4. 04 Bossa-Influenced Jazz 25 min
  5. 05 Intro to Up-Tempo Time 25 min
  6. 06 Intro to Broken Time 25 min

Level 3

5 lessons
  1. 01 Bop Vocabulary 25–30 min
  2. 02 Up-Tempo Time 25–30 min
  3. 03 Broken Time 25–30 min
  4. 04 Modal Comping (Coltrane) 25 min
  5. 05 Comping Vocabulary 25–30 min

Level 4

5 lessons
  1. 01 Free Jazz Concepts 25–30 min
  2. 02 Post-Bop Independence 30 min
  3. 03 Elvin Jones Triplet Vocabulary 30 min
  4. 04 Tony Williams Concepts 30 min
  5. 05 Modern Jazz Independence 35 min