Here you will find our free posts designed to help you become a better jazz pianist and pop keyboard player.
November 22, 2024
A Tatum Run that’s fun and easy to playArt Tatum is known for his incredible virtuosity. His runs are dazzling. However, there’s a secret to them. There is a direct correlation between how easy it is to move around the keyboard and his note choices. In other words, with the correct fingering, they’re quite easy
November 21, 2024
I struggled with the answer to this question for many years until I finally took the time to study the runs and licks of virtuoso jazz pianists like Oscar Peterson, Tatum, and Teddy Wilson. My findings clearly indicated that they all prefer to play their favorite runs and licks in specific keys. For this reason,
November 18, 2024
About this runThis is my favorite jazz piano run for a C7, F7, and G7 chord. It just feels great when played over those chords. It’s one of those devices Oscar Peterson or Teddy Willson liked to play. It sounds very impressive but is actually quite easy to play at even very fast speeds.See me
November 13, 2024
What you will learnIn this post, you will discover a great way of improvising and comping over a jazz cadence in minor more easily.If there is one chord progression a jazz musician wants to master, it is undoubtedly the jazz cadence in all minor and major keys. What’s the big idea?The idea is to use the
October 20, 2024
Broken Chord Runs ExplainedWhat do I mean by broken chord runs? Take, for example, a G major triad. We can play this thing one note at a time, which makes it a broken chord. On top of that, we can play it in different inversions. On top of that, we can change the order of the
October 18, 2024
About this articleIn this article, I will explain what Upper Structure Chords are and how to use them effectively in your playing.Examples for how upper structure chords are usedThe video presents four brief examples of Upper Structure Chords used in various jazz and pop music genres. As you can see in the video, those Upper
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