This is a few choruses of a blues. 

The thing about etudes is that they are challenging in some way and you have to turn them into music and play them well.

I think if you are new at improvising then to play someone's solo is a good thing, you work on playing it well and executing the phrasing etc. If you can make it sound good then you are also doing ear training. Learning what good solos sound like. 

Here are a few choruses of a blues. In the beginning practice sight reading. Then work on the phrasing and make the solo sound good. 

Hi folks,

Just wanted to shoot a quick message to announce that there is another opportunity for a free lesson with me (Behn). Tristan won the first round by posting two of the blues etudes. Anyone else who posts a good version of two of the etudes can also receive a free 30 minute lesson. Hope to see some more posts of the etudes!

Post them on this thread; https://vibesworkshop.com/video-upload/etudes-month-behn-gilleces-blues…

A great tune by one of my favourite composers and player Horace Silver, took me a few weeks to get this to an acceptable level. Hope you like it , working on a solo..

I will be in France from July 9th through the 14th. It's a great workshop. Go here for more info: 

Roy Ayers was an amazing player. I didn't think so at one point but Randy fixed that by telling me I was a fool and I should check him out. 

Hi all,

The first person who can post a good version of any two of these four etudes receives a free 30 minute lesson with me (Behn). Please see the video for more details and the etudes are attached. Hope to see some folks posting!

My version of this great tune We played this at our recent workshop performance. Still a bit to do but enjoyed learning it, I also added some harmony lines. Comments welcome

He uses the same grip as ___________?

I'm sure I posted this before and if I looked I'd find it. But I just thought I'd post it again, because Henry Mancini AND Larry Mckenna are truly amazing. 

Larry is a Philadelphia icon. He's 80 something now and that's sad for many reasons. I studied with him in school and have played with him for years and years. He's one of my hero's.