Apprendre la Théorie du Jazz

Uncommon Bebop from Common Bebop Practices & Concepts demonstrates how to develop a colourful language for improvisation from common bebop practices and devices. Learn how to alter melodic lines beyon...

L'un des titres les plus populaires de tous les temps est celui de la petite mélodie appelée Take Five. Les musiciens le savent : derrière ce titre se cache une mesure à 5/4. Depuis Dave Brubeck, de p...

Hip up your playing with the signature sound of modern players. Contains many exercises/etudes of varying levels and 12 solos written over standard chord changes which utilize augmented scales in both...

A concise description of David's approach to playing over the stated tonality using chromaticism, polychords, derived chords, and non-diatonic scales. Includes a CD of David playing examples over sele...

Explores the 'hows, whats, and whys' of practice, performance, technique, and musicianship. Sometimes, it only takes a 'nudge' to move your playing to the next level. 6'x9' paperback. Why do musicians...

John Coltrane's landmark composition Giant Steps used a new harmonic formula. This book examines it in detail as well as Countdown! Also, contains many practice exercises and solo examples plus, how t...

Much has been written about the jazz 'language' or the jazz 'vocabulary.' Linguistic references are sensible and proper because, just as we speak in words and phrases derived from the alphabet, so do...

A Study Guide for Developing Soloists - Newly revised format features a 274 page Book, two audio play-a-long/demonstration CDs, and a third CD with 168 printable pdf pages of transcribed solos (from t...

Jerry Coker's new 84 page pocket-sized handbook teaches you not only 'how' to play in all 12 keys, but also 'why' it is essential to play in all 12 keys. This book is dedicated to all musicians who re...

For All Instruments! By Ben Markley. Learn how to create your own etudes in the style of your favorite players! Doing so reveals their favorite phrases and stylistic tendencies, allowing you to better...

One of the world's most popular patterns books, many jazz greats have fond memories of practicing from this book! An exhaustive collection of improvisational jazz patterns in various meters and feels....

This book is Jerry's newest contribution to the tool box of all serious musicians looking for new ways to expand their creative range. An easy read, Jerry presents a variety of ideas and material incl...

Learn the secret to playing long, flowing musical lines that move from one chord change to the other in a smooth, seamless manner. This book explains approach tones (a tone or series of tones leading...

This proven jazz study course covers every aspect of improvisation. Volume 1 is a method for developing technique, based on George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept.

Im zweiten Teilband geht es um die Erschließung von Improvisationsmöglichkeiten. Erstmals wird ein Konzept entwickelt, aus dem heraus sich ein praktischer Zugang zu allen gängigen Möglichkeiten der Ja...

Modale Patterns in dorisch, melodisch Moll, Ganzton- und gemischten Skalen u.v.m. 128 S.

Includes: Lead sheets to ten tunes including two by Charlie Parker and one each by Mongo Santamaria and Zè Luis Olivera. A great play-along CD. Graduated difficulty of charts and solos. Transcriptions...

Celebrated Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Arthur Lipner has devised a set of books that will be terrific for introducing players with a desire to improvise in a group to the basic musical requirem...

Celebrated Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Arthur Lipner has devised a set of books that will be terrific for introducing players with a desire to improvise in a group to the basic musical requirem...

Celebrated Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Arthur Lipner has devised a set of books that will be terrific for introducing players with a desire to improvise in a group to the basic musical requirem...

This classic spiral-bound book, with a wealth of patterns, licks, and ideas, has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Page after page of material. Often referred to as a "jazz" version of...

This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation...

Der amerikanische Posaunist Bob Brookmeyer war im Laufe seiner Karriere in fast allen musikalischen Szenen zu Hause. Er arbeitete mit Dizzy Gillespie ebenso wie mit Gerry Mulligan oder George Evans. E...