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Jazz Improvisation focuses on the communicative and technical aspects of improvisation and makes an excellent resource for both pros and aspiring improvisers. Assimilate and execute chord progressions...

Essential guide for aspiring and experienced composers wishing to refine their creative process in composition. This guide goes beyond examining harmonization, scales, modes, and voicings; instead, it...

Unlock the full potential of your musical expression with "Comprehensive Technique for Jazz Musicians" from the renowned publisher Hal Leonard. This monumental instructional book serves as the ultimat...

This book presents 1,001 melodic gems played over dozens of the most important chord progressions heard in jazz. This is the ideal book for beginners seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclope...

The first book to teach students to start soloing using rhythms instead of scales and chords. In a step-by-step fashion, Rhythm First! builds up the student's library of rhythmic figures and has them...

This book/audio set presents a clear, comprehensive, one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook's text "How to Improvise", "How to Comp"...

Band 1 des Improvisations-Workshops, mit Erarbeitung von Solos anhand verschiedener Patterns, alle Playalong-Stücke in 2 Tempi, für alle Instrumente. This is the first in a series of books and audio/v...

Many of the great modern players have pentatonics at their command and melodic disposal. The book provides a practical yet creative approach to assimilating pentatonics into your melodic musical reser...

Studies and Etudes for the Modern Player by Walt Weiskopf. From the esteemed author of 'Intervalic Improvisation - The Modern Sound,' AROUND THE HORN is the most thorough and exhaustive study of scal...

After 25 years of teaching, Dan has made available this wonderful pocket sized resource detailing the materials and techniques needed to play jazz. Includes chapters on chords & chord symbols, voicing...

This long awaited 104 page book is THE defining treatise on the diminished scale. It explains everything you need to know about this versatile scale and how/where to use it in your solos. Includes 12...

Subtitled 'A Player's Guide - A Step Beyond Linear Improvisation', Walt Weiskopf presents the simple technique of 'triad pairs' (using only two triads) to create long, exciting phrases for all improvi...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of jazz with "How To Play Bebop Vol. 1", published by the renowned Alfred Publishing. This groundbreaking instructional book is the definitive guide for music...

A complete book of jazz technique studies and exercises for all instrumentalists. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world, including chord scale exercises...

Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/CD pack examines the phrases of the masters! The book features standard notation, with over...

Vinson Hill takes you on a spectacularly entertaining journey through jazz and the Blues, a layman's approach to this truly unique and original American art form. Filled with history, instruction and...

Approaching the Standards is an innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group, each of the three volumes of this play-along CD contains eight classic j...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of jazz with "Approaching the Standards Vol. 3" for C instruments! This hands-on improvisation workshop from the renowned publisher Alfred Publishing guides m...

Approaching the Standards is an innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group, each of the three volumes of this play-along CD contains eight classic j...

This book is a comprehensive approach to ear training that will greatly improve every player’s grasp of harmonic, melodic and rhythmic concepts. Although geared to the jazz improviser, this book will...

Musikalisches Reaktionsvermögen und Flexibilität geben einer Performance erst den letzten 'Schliff'. Oft ist aber mangelndes Hörverständnis eine Hürde beim Improvisieren und Zusammenspielen. Hier setz...

Do you get a bit fuzzier on what notes and patterns to use when tunes leave the major key? Here's the solution!Minor is Major! will give you hundreds of ways to negotiate your way through chord progre...

This is a primer in jazz theory, intended to prepare the student for the serious study of jazz improvisation, arrangement and composition. The focus is on the harmonic language of jazz, especially the...

Jerry presents an easy-to-understand no nonsense approach for quickly analyzing any tune to make it easier to understand, transpose, and improvise over. Thinking in Roman numerals, recognizing the com...

Alfred's Essentials of Jazz Theory is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to learn jazz concepts and terminology. To get the most out of this course, it is recommended that you have a...