Jazz Swing

Learn 10 beginner/intermediate jazz & blues piano outros and endings that you can use on almost any swing or blues tune, including walkups & big band.

Learn modern jazz piano chords using Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique to improvise modern jazz. We'll harmonize with the C Dorian scale.

Learn Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique if you want to improvise modern jazz.

One of the simplest approaches to beginner jazz piano improvisation. Using only 2 chords & 1 scale, you'll play 8th & triplets lines, turns, slides, & runs.

One of the simplest beginner approaches to jazz improv.  You'll learn 2 chords, 1 scale, 8ths, triplets, turns, slides, & runs.

Three essential techniques for building authentic sounding jazz piano walking bass lines. We'll use 5ths, triads with upper neighbors, steps & swinging 8ths.

Learn 3 essential approaches for walking jazz bass lines over the 2-5-1 chord progression.  

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Q&A

Latin Bossa Nova - Ode to Joy

Jazz Swing - Ode to Joy

Lead Sheet & Developing the Harmony

Jazz Ballad - Ode to Joy

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.

Latin Bossa Nova Style - Ode to Joy

Q&A

Jazz Swing Style - Ode to Joy

Jazz Ballad Style - Ode to Joy

Lead Sheet & Developing the Harmony

Learn to transform a lead sheet into a jazz swing piano arrangement in 3 steps using the familiar tune "Ode to Joy." Playing from a Fake Book easy as 1-2-3.

Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into a swing arrangement in 3 simple steps.