The B section of ‘Body & Soul’ is particularly interesting due to the modulations which differentiate it from the A sections of the tune.
Chromatic passing chords add tension, colour, and strengthen the sense of resolution when changing chords in the 12-bar blues progression.
We reharmonise the A section of the song, incorporating Bill Evans style voicing techniques such as quartal harmony and drop two voicings.
We explore a variation on the 4th interval fill. We now take a root position 6th chord and all 3 notes descend chromatically.
In this tutorial we explore modal comping possibilities and modal improvisation techniques over the iconic jazz standard ‘Footprints’.
We apply left hand voicings, 2 handed voicings, and improvise over the chord changes of “Sandu” with useful blues licks and vocabulary.
In this lesson we explore the B section of the tune Jingle Bells and add reharmonisations and chord substitutions to our arrangement.
Jazz piano comping and improvisation studies on the most famous jazz standards. Learn techniques for comping and improv on standards, blues, and modal tunes.
In this lesson we explore comping voicings and improvisation principles over the tune “Beautiful Love” played in the key of D Minor.
We explore comping voicings and improvisation for “Alone Together” which is a commonly called jazz standard written in a minor key.