- 31/05/2026Using the Tonic and Dominant Jazz Scales as explained in the Theory Pills, I go through the chords of "I…
- 08/05/2026Probably Grappelli's hardest swinging solo, with a backing of piano and drums in London, 1971, a year or two before…
- 28/03/2026Using the extended version of the Getz Minor Lick, we play this on any Dominant as a nice substitution. Easy…
- 21/03/2026Take a Major Tonic chord, like G Major in "Lady Be Good", and you can change that to the (Minor)…
- 08/03/2026Practice using substitutions (playing a lick to suggest a different chord) and Alterations (changing a note in an existing chord)…
- 03/02/2026Here is a transcription of Grappelli's swingy 1938 Daphne solo. Learn as much as you can! If the higher positions…
- 23/12/2025What better way to describe the intimacy of a Xmas gathering than The Christmas Song. Enjoy!
- 21/11/2025The cool tritone sound, giving you an extra colour to play on the long E7 chord of Caravan
- 14/11/2025The A sections of Caravan have a fast Samba feel. Here is how to practice!
- 07/11/2025Learn to navigate the fast Latin A sections by using short, syncopated, ghost note motifs. Sheet music below!