Jeff Antoniuk

Digging Deeper Jazz

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Jeff Antoniuk is your personal guide through the confusing and sometimes contradictory landscape of learning the art of Jazz Improvisation. His approach to teaching jazz has been developed over the past 25+ years by helping thousands of aspiring adult students pursue their passion and gain confidence in the process. He has one goal in mind - to help you become a better jazz improviser. Learn more at www. JazzWire.net

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Jeff Antoniuk

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DOMINANT over MINOR 19.12.2024 11:47

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 6th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #37, It's Dominant over Minor . . . That almost sounds like BBQ sauce over ice cream, right? How can that even work? Well, our h...

"Composing vs. Arranging vs. Orchestration" & Jeff Antoniuk 15.12.2024 23:19

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 29th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #7, Jeff asks; what is the difference between composing a song and arranging it? And what is or...

JAZZ QUOTES 11.12.2024 10:30

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 22nd, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #36, Today Jeff and James dig in to "quotes." The idea of quoting a melody from another song on the tune we are currently...

"Jeannine" & Donald Byrd 07.12.2024 14:59

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 15th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #6, James has a great musical tour for us today, taking us through the wonderful live recording...

STOP IMPROVISING!!! 03.12.2024 15:12

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 8th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #35, believe it or not, we improvise better when we don't improvise so much. There, we said it. But what in the world does this...

"Tune Up" & Sonny Rollins 29.11.2024 18:24

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 1st, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #5, What if we had an idea of what Sonny Rollins and "Philly" Joe Jones were thinking...

Telling A Story in Solos? 23.10.2024 14:09

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 25th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #34, James and Jeff jump into a discussion on the topic of "Motivic Playing." We all know that we should tell a story whe...

"The Gaul of Me" & Jeff Antoniuk 19.10.2024 17:07

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on March 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #4, Jeff offers up a session where he can GUARANTEE he knows what the band was thinking, and wh...

Rhythm, Time, & Groove 15.10.2024 12:59

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 11th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #33, James and Jeff are on a mission to get folks playing, swinging and nodding their heads in time. But how do we practice this, r...

"Dig Dis" & Hank Mobley 11.10.2024 17:17

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with James Moore This podcast was originally released on March 4th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #3, we have some uber-swinging Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), and a trumpet player talking about it...

"Bessie's Blues" & John Coltrane 07.10.2024 16:19

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on February 25th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #2, we have a classic John Coltrane Quartet recording, "Bessie's Blues." We a...

"I'll Take Les" & John Scofield 30.08.2024 15:10

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on February 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! Today, in Episode #1, we have some John Scofield from his great album Hand Jive. The band is SO grooving on th...

YOUTUBES 27.08.2024 14:18

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 4th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #32, James & Jeff ask, are a YouTube fan? If so, that's great. Having all that information at our fingertips is incredib...

Shading 09.07.2024 15:46

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 14th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #31, James and Jeff will tell you a sad truth . . . you can play the notes correctly, and have all the rhythms right, and STILL n...

BIG BAND PLAYING 05.07.2024 14:08

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 31st, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #30, James and Jeff are talking about big band and ensemble playing. Whether you are playing in a funk horn section or a Count B...

Altered Scales 01.07.2024 19:09

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 10th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #29, it's Altered Scales! Nothing in our study of jazz strikes more fear and loathing into the hearts of musicians than the...

BENDING NOTES! 27.06.2024 17:15

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 26th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #28, Today we are talking Bending Notes. Yes, this is a super important element of style in jazz, and something that all the gre...

Momentum 15.06.2024 15:33

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 12th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #27, James and Jeff talk about Momentum! Not just for cement trucks and bowling balls, momentum is hugely important in jazz. How...

Jam Sessions! 11.06.2024 15:34

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 22nd, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #26, James and Jeff talk about jam sessions. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Jam sessions are a rite of passage and a great way...

Jazz History 07.06.2024 17:00

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 15th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #25, James and Jeff talk about the history of this music, and if it is worth our time to go back to some earlier styles. Is there...

Guided Listening 03.06.2024 16:23

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 8th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #24, James takes you through the amazing Miles Davis recording of the song "Love For Sale." What is going on in this rec...

Memorizing Tunes 24.05.2024 18:30

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 1st, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #23, James and Jeff talk about Memorizing Tunes! We all know we should memorize songs more, but how? "I’m old, and my memory...

Jazz Ballads 20.05.2024 14:06

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 24th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #22, James and Jeff talk about playing Ballads. There is nothing more beautiful to listen to, and scary to play, than a ballad....

Sus Chords 14.05.2024 19:31

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 17th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #21, James and Jeff talk about playing over "sus chords," dominant suspended seventh chords. These chords show up mor...

A GREAT SOLO 10.05.2024 12:40

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 10th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well. FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS! In episode #20, James and Jeff talk about what makes a jazz solo GREAT! Is this something we can practice and learn, or is a great solo re...