Tag: improvisation

  • We’re nearly 14 days into the new year, and I have already lost my drive for a little bit. I last practiced about a week ago. It shouldn’t last long, but I hate it when it happens. As I’ve said…

    My Current Slump
  • I am still learning slowly. As I’ve said many times before, there are a lot of tunes I used to think I knew. I had never taken the time to figure out how the tunes actually worked or worked out…

  • For the past several days I have been trying to learn Giant Steps by, John Coltrane. It is probably his most famous tune. It was revolutionary as far as I’m concerned. It came out in 1960. All the years I…

    Giant Steps
  • I recently read an article on JazzAdvice.com, called “Why You Shouldn’t Be A Real Book” Player. Basically, the article talks about the difference it makes when you learn a tune by ear from a record vs. having a book with…

    About Using Real Book