Broken arpeggios are one great way to integrate some larger intervalic material into your improvisation while still outlining the chords that you are playing over. …
Read Full Blog PostDouble EP
This first group of songs was recorded in 2002 for a demo with Bruce Saunders (guitar), Mark Ferber (drums), and Yoshi Waki (bass). I recorded…
Read Full Blog Post“Red ” – free album
Here’s a quartet album we did on Origin Records. We recorded it in 1999 and released it in 2005. You can download this…
Read Full Blog PostLesson 51: Maj 7 #5 melody
Finding melodies on a single note instrument that really bring out the sound of more complex types of harmony is often a challenge. Here’s a…
Read Full Blog PostLesson 31: Bach Sing-Play
In lesson 31 we’ll take a small melodic fragment from the Bach 2 part inversions and both play it and sing it through the diatonic…
Read Full Blog PostLesson 20: V7 to i using -3rds
Here’s a short melody I worked out using minor 3rds descending by half steps. It works well as a V7 to i minor cadence and…
Read Full Blog PostLesson 11: Major b9, b13
Finding new ways to construct melodies over a major chord can be challenging as Ionian, Lydian and Lydian augmented seem to dominate the harmonic landscape…
Read Full Blog PostAndy Ehling and Matt Otto “Returning”
Click here to download I’ve played with alto saxophonist Andy Ehling since 1983. Andy and I went to high school together, played in jazz band,…
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Read Full Blog PostQ Trio, Vol.1
Click Here To Download Q trio was recorded over a three day period in December of 1999 and features Danton Boller on Bass, Qasim Naqvi…
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