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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.

aloha everyone ..

It has been way too long since i posted anything on vibesworkshop ..

some exciting projects happening and one in particular i would like to share with you .

Vibra Cubana is the latin side of my brain and now being a resident of Honolulu the influence of hawaiian exotica music and Arthur lyman has taken hold ...

the video ive attached here is vibra cubana live a Blue note Hawaii .. 2017

I humbly post this one, I am pretty sure it should be twice as fast as this, I'm still working it up.