Advance Music

Revised Edition 2006 This book should be seen as a method to help the artist to develop his or her own way when trying to improvise chromatically. Through the concepts and examples offered, the improv...

The jazz ballad provides our greatest opportunity for lyrical expression and represents the surest way to the musical heart. Traditionally, it has been the testing ground for a performer's worth, yet...

Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even...

Developing a Jazz Language, is the sixth volume of Jerry Bergonzi's series, Inside Improvisation. Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and...

This method book/CD set is about understanding, developing and incorporating the art of melody into Jazz Improvisation. Topics discussed in the book are demonstrated by the author on the CD. This CD,...

Let's Play Rhythm is one of the most versatile book/CD play-alongs available providing three CDs which offer a complete learning experience. You'll hear master musicians demonstrating the lessons in t...

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...

Phrasing is the way the elements of music (melody, harmony and rhythm) are interpreted by different cultures (or different musicians, including vocalists). In Phrasing In Brazilian Music, Antonio Adol...

This book offers 7 pieces in diverse Brazilian styles. Five CD tracks for each piece are provided: full version; without melody and solo; without the harmony; without bass; and without drums. Lead she...

Balkan Groove est une pièce pour ensemble à vents qui mélange influences musicales balkaniques (sud de l'Europe centrale) à un groove plus occidental et très dynamique. Cela donne une composition orig...

As an American jazz artist and educator based in South Africa since 1999, this is one in a set of pieces that reflect my musical and other experiences in this fascinating country. Kwazulu Zam was comp...

Compatible with the following arrangements:06401 (String Quartet), 08405 (Woodwind Quartet), 08406 (Clarinet Quartet)Klezmer is the centuries-old, celebratory music of the Eastern European Jews. Long...

The Teaching of Jazz' is a book for teachers, students, administrators, and the self-taught who are involved in the study of jazz music and its outreach... a definitive book! Jerry Coker, creator of t...

La série Easy Funk Play-Along pour bois et cuivres existe maintenant en partitions séparées pour la section rythmique. Une nomenclature variable avec flûtes, clarinettes, saxophones, trompettes et/ou...

This tune's form is easily recognizable as a blues. What makes it fun and interesting to play is how the melodic ideas are contrasted over changing rhythmic feels. The piece starts off with a familiar...

This piece originated from my days in Boston in the mid-1980s as a graduate student and as part of the New England Conservatory Honors Jazz Ensemble, which performed music from across many wide rangin...

In August of 2010 I 'arrived' in the Abruzzo Region of Italy following an invitation to perform there with a wonderful pianist and grande amico Walter Gaeta who hails from Lanciano. While on tour, Wal...

Buon Giorno Le Marche was inspired by a number of events that took place in 2011. After a 2010 tour to the Abruzzo region of Italy where my grandfather originates from, I performed a number of concert...

As an American jazz artist and educator based in South Africa since 1999, this is one in a set of pieces that reflect my musical and other experiences in this fascinating country. Night Fright! - Ubus...

As an American jazz artist and educator based in South Africa since 1999, this is one in a set of pieces that reflect my musical and other experiences in this fascinating country. Yearning - Ukulangaz...

The quiet, expressive opening of this number leads into an authentic salsa theme featuring the syncopated rhythms and spirited lines for which this music is widely known. Improvised choruses can be op...

Commissioned by the World Saxophone Congress in 2015 and first performed by Jean-Charles Richard and Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua.This three-part composition incorporates intimate sounds from the piano and sa...

The notated transcriptions must be a landmark of sorts. These solos give a real sense of how David Liebman and Richie Beirach approach music individually, and as a duet.

Three movements: I. After the Rain, II. The Early Years, III. Finale Duration: appr. 22 minutes Medium advanced Recorded on 'After the Rainﾔ. Full score & parts, order no. ADV40016.