Latin Jazz

If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!

If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!

Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Questions & Conclusion

Rootless Voicings

Swing Groove, Bass Line Tips, Passing Tones

Latin Groove, Syncopation, Both Hands

Ballad Style, Melody, Root-Chord Left Hand

Quartal Voicings, Comping

Improv Techniques, the A Blues Scale

The Progression, Root Position Chords, & Shell Voicings

Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Root on Bottom, Chord Spread

Walking Bass, Half Notes, Swung Rhythm

The Latin Approach, Both Hands

Jazz Ballad Style, Improv Tips

Improvisation Techniques, Shells, A Blues Scale

Demonstration, Root Position Chords

Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano (Jazz Ballad). An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon.

Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Soloing, Pentatonic Scale, Blues Scale, Combining both