These products will be a great aid to those who are wanting to start getting into soloing and moving into more advanced playing.
Here you can find a few select titles for those of you who have been requesting some more advanced materials.
Even though we use the term jazz improvisation, these materials aren't only for "jazzers" but are also the basis for improvisational soloing in all styles.
This is a great money saving package deal on 5 books that I've selected to give you a fantastic library for learning how to become a good jazz player and improvisor on piano.
It includes:
Jazz Piano Comping: From The Top,
Jazz Piano Comping: At The Bridge,
Patterns for Jazz,
Jazz Improvisation for Keyboard Players-Complete Edition,
and Pentatonic Scales for Jazz Improvisation.
Here's the book/CD set that will get you the nitty-gritty info you need to learn how to use voicings to move beyond the basic LH chord - RH melody technique. A TON of valuable info for the money. The 1st 10 pages are worth the whole price.
This is a great money saving package deal on 5 books that I've selected to give you a fantastic library for learning how to become a good jazz player and improvisor on piano.
It includes:
Jazz Piano Comping: From The Top,
Jazz Piano Comping: At The Bridge,
Patterns for Jazz,
Jazz Improvisation for Keyboard Players-Complete Edition,
and Pentatonic Scales for Jazz Improvisation.
This book is kind of a "bible" for beginning jazz players. Through the methodical practice of the different patterns in the book, you will gain the musical "vocabulary" needed to begin your wonderful journey down the road of improvisation.
This book written by Dan Haerle (one of the most respected jazz keyboard educators ever) is a very straight ahead, no fluff instructional look at learning how to improvise on a piano or keyboard.
This is another "classic" improv book written by Dan Haerle. I would recommend it for any improvisation student's library
It is a complete reference of all the scales players use when improvising. In addition it can act as a great practice tool when used to drill through all the scales in a given family.
Still a favorite after 14 years, this book has become another standard in the field of jazz improv education.
More than a pattern book, this 80-page book lays out the theory behind the use of pentatonic scales in jazz, and follows with 12 pages of transcribed solos and 40 pages of exercises.
This book is meant to pick up where 'Jazz Piano Comping: From The Top' left off. It provides authentic piano voicings for jazz piano accompaniments.
All of the song examples are on Volume 54 of the Jamey Aebersold Play-a-long Series.
Introduces jazz piano playing from the very beginning! From chord symbols to comping, this book will get any player started and let them make sense of the jazz language.
Focusing on styles such as classic ragtime, early blues & boogie woogie, New Orleans jazz, stride and swing, this new book/CD teaches left- and right-hand techniques including chords, bass runs, patterns and more.
Key players of these styles – Scott Joplin, Jimmy Yancey, Pete Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum – are prominently referenced.
Includes 14 full songs to play, and an accompanying CD!
This comprehensive book and CD package will teach you the basic skills you need to play smooth jazz piano. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the tricks used by the pros. The accompanying CD features many of the examples in the book performed either solo or with a full band.
Moving Forward With A Creative Style Approach To Playing Piano or Keyboard
By Bradley Sowash & Scott Houston
Finally, a follow up to the original Play Piano in a Flash book and/or Video!
That's Jazz Book Two, Digging Deeper (Second book in a three book series)
One of the most difficult aspects of learning to play jazz for beginning jazz players is to capture the unique rhythmic “feel” of the music.
This book is unique in that it emphasizes jazz rhythms through the eight jazz-oriented pieces.
That's Jazz Book Three, Let It Rip (The last book in a three book series)
Book 3: Let It Rip, starts where Book Two leaves off. It moves ahead progressively into more challenging rhythms, with octave stretches and moving bass lines.
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