Beginner

If you know the changes to Miss Jones and know the melody, here's a simple melodic solo to transcribe.

If you transcribe it, post it here.

You can hear the tune in the solo, right? You hear the harmony right? And I'm playing so little to make this work. Can you do a version of this?

Looking forward to being in Aruba next week to perform in two concerts as well as present a masterclass on jazz improvisation. Thanks to Carlos Bislip for inviting me to headline the jazz festival and give the masterclass. Carlos has assembled a talented group of students who will be playing with me. It’s been a pleasure coaching them the past month via Skype. We’ll be playing some classic standards including “It Could Happen To You” which I’m playing here in this brief clip.

You can do it!

I talk about studying 13th chords via a blues.

Attached is a PDF of an etude you can practice to work on your 13th chords. ALL KEYS ALL KEYS ALL KEYS!

Oleo in B Flat (with guide tones in the bridge), Blues in the Closet in F, B flat, E flat, and G major.