Jerry Bergonzi: “Creating a Jazz Vocabulary Vol. 2″ Improvisation Lesson
Sequences, Substitutions & Shapes – and more Killer How to Play Jazz Lessons
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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 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 three important jazz improvisation topics:
Modal Sequences, Substitutions for/against the Chord & Shape Playing.
He shares clear & specific exercises for these three broad topics that musicians of any instrument and any level can explore, yet the resulting possibilities are truly unlimited.
This material is the result of teaching these methods on how to play jazz to students all over the world for 30 years – finally available in Video format!
Expand Your Vocabulary & Open up New Ways of Thinking about Jazz Improvisation & Composition with:
* Application of Scalar & Modal Sequences to a Standard or Modal Tune
* Rhythmic Transformation of Sequences
* Substitution of Progressions for the Harmony
* Substitution of Progressions against the Harmony
* Exploration of Shapes and Directions as Models for Improvisation
And LOTS more…
Examples are based on chord progressions of Jazz standards like Green Dolphin Street, Solar, Moment’s Notice & Minority 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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