Here’s a second Giant Steps Etude I wrote for Keegan Kaiser, an excellent alto saxophonist who I’ve been working with that Kansas University. This Etude…
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This is the last lesson outlining various ways to work on improvising over progressions like Countdown, Giant Steps, 26-2, Satellite etc. Start by playing the…
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This is part 3 in my video series on Countdown. In this lesson on Countdown we’ll continue looking at ways of thinking about, conceptualizing and…
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In this video lesson I’ll demonstrate a few ways to practice the minor pentatonic concept outlined in the first video (Countdown Part 1). I start…
Read Full Blog PostLesson 146 Part 1: Tri-Tonic, Countdown, Giant Steps. This is a 3 part series on ways to practice and think about Countdown my John Coltrane.…
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As a creative educator in improvisor, I often enjoy working on Cycle 4 and Cycle 5 melodies. This Etude is a vertical melody over the…
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This is a short, 1 chorus etude over John Coltrane’s Giant Steps progression. It incorporates a few different conceptual ideas which I find useful. In…
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