Basslines

Traditional Style

Discover how to comp with walking bass lines, shells chords, and crunchy rootless voicings.  After this course, you'll be able to confidently accompany other musicians on tunes like Route 66!

Rootless Voicings, Altered Chords

Developing a Bass Line: 5ths, Upper Neighbors, Swung 8th Notes

Right Hand Shells

Missouri Blues Melody

Learn the art of jazz comping on the Jazzy-Blues chord progression, used in tunes like Route 66.  You'll discover how to add colored notes to the chord, use chord shells, and develop blues fills.

Adding 2 & 6 Colors to Chord, Blues Fills

Root Position 7th Chords

Left Hand Shell Chords & Groove

Right Hand Chord Tones

Missouri River Blues Melody

Dive into blues soloing with this comprehensive course.  Learn 4 left hand accompaniments, slides, turns, rolls, upper/lower positions, Pentatonic lines, big crunchy chords, and more.

Downslides, Upslides, Turns 1, 2, & 3, Combined Approaches

12-Bar Blues

Easy Shuffle, Syncopated Chords, 4-On-The-Floor, Medium Shuffle 2

C Blues Scale, Low Position, Upper Position

Octave Soloing, Triplets & 8th Notes

On-The-Beat Rolls 1, 2, 3, & 4; Off-The-Beat Rolls 1 & 2; Connecting Rolls 3 & 4; Pentatonic Sound, Big Crunchy Chords

Play this famous tune in a fun, unique way! Learn heart and soul in a swing jazz piano style, with walking bass lines, harmonized melody, and blues slides.

Jam on this fun swingin' arrangement of Heart & Soul.  Learn how to walk a bass line, harmonize the melody, and add blues slides.