Jerry Bergonzi: “Creating a Jazz Vocabulary Vol. 1″ Improvisation Lesson
WORKOUTS: Chord Scales/Tones, Approach Systems, Voice Leading & More How to play Jazz Info
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* For ALL Instruments & Levels:
Work on Your Jazz Improvisation Skills with Legendary Master Improviser & Master TEACHER Jerry Bergonzi
* Jam-packed 2-hour Lesson + PDFs & MP3 PLAY-ALONGS!
* BONUS: in-depth 60-minute Interview
Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator.
Besides being a professor at New England Conservatory, he is the author of seven jazz improvisation books and has performed and/or recorded with Jazz Greats like Mulgrew Miller, Dave Brubeck, Kenny Barron, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes, and many more.
In this video, Bergonzi, along with colleague Brian Levy, explores important jazz improvisation foundations for building one’s jazz vocabulary and technical skills.
While the subjects explored and the corresponding exercises will greatly help beginners and are presented extremely clearly, the more sophisticated
applications of these exercises may challenge even advanced jazz musicians to new heights.
This material is the result of teaching these methods on how to play jazz all over the world to jazz students of all levels & instruments for 30 years – finally available in Video format!
Expand Your Current Jazz Vocabulary, get out of old Habits and improve Your Ears & Memory with:
* Applying Chord Scales & Chord Tones to Standards
* Systems for approaching different Chord Tones
* Limited-Range & Wide-Range Playing
* Upper-Structure Triads applied to Standards
* Anticipating Chord Changes & delaying Resolutions
* Improvising using multiple Chord Tones per Bar
And LOTS more…
Examples are based on chord progressions of familiar Jazz standards like All The Things You Are, Stella by Starlight & Solar and include PLAY-ALONG TRACKS!
Bonus: a 60-min Interview!
| Online Video Version 24-Hour Access $19.95 |
Online Video Version 90-Day Access $29.95 |
DVD Version It's Yours Forever $39.95 |
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