- 26/05/2023A super important realization! It swings more if you don't play everything from the 1 and 3, the heavy beats…
- 15/04/2023The simple chords give you a lot of options! For both Basic and Advanced players
- 08/04/2023Each of the 5 simple chords in Dark Eyes should be played with an extra note to give the song…
- 26/03/2023In this third part, I look at the bowings in Bossa Nova (straight) eighth playing which leans more heavily on…
- 19/03/2023The Major 7th, or leading note, defines the key of the Tonic chord. So we want both Major and Minor…
- 18/02/2023In the key of F, I tend to slur differently because the open strings play a different role so the…
- 29/01/2023The number one tip to colour songs correctly that start the A section in Minor and end it in Major.
- 22/01/2023The easiest lick in the history of Jazz: immortalized by George Gershwin in his Rhapsody in Blue. Use it everywhere!
- 17/01/2023When playing slower tempos (Blues and Ballads) it is important to accentuate the 'up' bow so you swing harder. Learn…
- 27/12/2022This one uses the A Natural Minor scale - unlike what we use in the licks and in jazz improvisation.…