In this workshop we explore “Barry Harris Voicings” and his unique harmonic concepts for harmonizing melody lines and jazz piano comping voicings.
We dig deeper into Barry Harris voicings. If you’re not familiar with the subject, check out the other lessons on Barry Harris voicings.
For this masterclass, we will be using closed position voicings, meaning that the notes of the chord are inside a single octave.
Block chords and drop 2 style voicings were used extensively by jazz pianists such as George Shearing, Bill Evans, Barry Harris and Red Garland.
Refine your trio ballad skills with ‘The Nearness Of You’. Learn how to interpret the tune with sensitivity and style in a jazz trio context.
Join this interactive Zoom workshop to explore the technical aspects of piano playing, as well as few pianistic tricks that are common in jazz piano.
Learn how to use drop 2 voicings with a rhythm section as well as when duo accompaniment. We explore drop 2 voicing techniques and variations.
Learn to improvise over common progressions using major and minor 6th voicings. 6th chords can be applied over any chord progression, thus very helpful in improvisation.
A Zoom workshop on reharmonising “Heart and Soul”. We explore simple dominant applications to more complex subjects such as modal reharms and ‘Coltrane Cycle’.
Take a deep dive into the tune “Pennies From Heaven” using the iconic Stan Getz & Oscar Peterson recording.
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