Smooth Jazz
Learn to play piano in a smooth jazz cocktail style to add a relaxing ambiance to your parties.
Smooth Jazz Content
11 Courses
57 Lessons
36 Smartsheets
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on major 9 chords. We'll learn how to construct these colorful chords and how to apply them to tunes in various styles.
Major 9 "B&A" Voicing Exercise
Bossa Round
Definition & Positions
Major 9 "B" Voicing Exercise
Major 9 "A&B" Voicing Exercise
Ballad Salad
Love to See You Smile
Major 9 "A" Voicing Exercise
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on major 9 chords. We'll learn how to construct these colorful chords and how to apply them to tunes in various styles.
Learn 5 common ways that jazz pianists use diminished 7th chords to add variety, momentum and color to their piano arrangements and improv.
Learn 5 common ways that jazz pianists use diminished 7th chords to add variety, momentum and color to their piano arrangements and improv.
Shine a light on complex and shadowy jazz scales with this simple approach for piano improv on a minor 2-5-1 with the melodic minor scale.
Shine a light on complex and shadowy jazz scales with this simple approach for piano improv on a minor 2-5-1 with the melodic minor scale.
Learn how to improvise a hip piano solo over neo soul chord progressions. This easy piano improv approach only uses 1 pentatonic scale.
Learn how to improvise a hip piano solo over neo soul chord progressions. This easy piano improv approach only uses 1 pentatonic scale.
The ultimate 2-5-1 jazz scale exercise will unlock your potential as an improvisor and help overcome choppy, directionless improv lines.
The ultimate 2-5-1 jazz scale exercise will unlock your potential as an improvisor and help overcome choppy, directionless improv lines.
Play lounge jazz piano to create the perfect mood whenever people gather. This sophisticated blend of bebop & blues is the perfect ambience for any occasion.
Play lounge jazz piano to create the perfect mood whenever people gather. This sophisticated blend of bebop & blues is the perfect ambience for any occasion.
