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

Episodes

"Minor Pentatonics" & Ellington, Hancock, Antoniuk 20.07.2021 15:46

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 20, 2019 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 #119, we get to maybe the most important sound there is for improvisors of all ability levels . . . the Minor Pentatonic Scal...

"Weird Chord Progressions - Venn Diagrams" and Speak No Evil 18.07.2021 19:48

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 13, 2019 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 #118, we look at a tricky Wayne Shorter chord progression, and investigate a cool way to handle the chords . . . with Venn Di...

"Major Pentatonics" & St. Thomas 16.07.2021 17:34

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 6, 2019 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 #117, we look at perhaps the most important scale in human history, the Major Pentatonic Scale. We go over what it is, where y...

"A Really Great Warmup" & Ceora, Got A Match, Donna Lee 14.07.2021 14:19

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 30, 2019 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 #116, we ask the question "what is our warmup for?", and offer you a GREAT, very practical and fulfilling warmup. Let&...

Advanced Melodic Playing 12.07.2021 16:02

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 23, 2019 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 #115, talk about Melodic Playing, and look at two great exercises to help develop your chops in this department. Whether you pla...

"Avoid Notes!" & Take The A Train 10.07.2021 14:19

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 16, 2019 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 #114, we look at those pesky "Avoid Notes" we hear about in jazz. Those notes that are bad, and should be stayed away...

A Lesson w. Charlie Parker! 08.07.2021 15:42

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 9, 2019 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 #113, I share an important lesson I learned in my 30+ years studying with Charlie Parker. Granted, we were never in the same room...

What Key Are We In? 06.07.2021 21:50

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 2, 2019 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 #112, we look at the age-old question of "what the hell key is this song in?" It's not always obvious, especially...

"Side Slipping" & Speak Low 01.07.2021 13:03

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 26, 2019 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 #111 we look at one of the hippest ways to get "outside" the harmony . . . Side Slipping. This technique is great on it&...

Funk Scales! 29.06.2021 20:31

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 19, 2019 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 #110 we dive into the funk sound. It's easy to get wrong, so you are definitely in the right place. There is much more to the...

Practice Slower Than You Can Play 27.06.2021 16:27

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 12, 2019 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 #109 we take the advice of Michael Brecker, Victor Wooten, James Moody, Jeff Coffin and about 42,645 other great players . . . pra...

Which Minor Is It Anyway? 25.06.2021 18:06

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 5, 2019 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 #108 we cover a topic that I wish I had heard myself many years ago. The idea that different minor chords need to be treated differ...

Solo Better w/ Call & Response 23.06.2021 14:59

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 28, 2019 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 #107, we do a "throwback" to one of our most requested videos from last year. This is a high-end look at something you t...

Swing Less Hard! 21.06.2021 15:38

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 21, 2019 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 #106, we look at your swing feel, and let you know that 1) your technique might be better than you know, and 2) you swing feel, no...

"Voice Leading Hall Of Fame" & Bernie's Tune 19.06.2021 14:30

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 21, 2019 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 #105, we take a deeper look at Voice Leading - what it is, how it works, and why to use it. 90% of your favorite soloists and comp...

"Rhythm Repair Kit" & Solar 17.06.2021 16:44

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 7, 2019 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 #104, we look at your Rhythm Chops, and see if there might be some work to be done. Hint: there is! Let's break it down, and t...

"Half Diminished Help" & ii-V-i's 15.06.2021 14:16

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 31, 2019 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 #103 we talk about the much-dreaded Half Diminished chord, and offer up a cool way to understand this chord, and SOUND GOOD while p...

"Jazz Toolbox Safety" & Bernie's Tune 13.06.2021 15:44

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 12, 2019 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 #102, we talk about the Jazz Toolbox analogy, and why you need to work with it. We also get PRAGMATIC, and show you a big mistake...

"Super Jazz Ears" & I-vi-ii-V 11.06.2021 18:07

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 17, 2019 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 #101 we look at Ear Training, what it is, and why it's important. We also identify the TWO things you need to be able to do, a...

"A Lesson With Joe Henderson" and Isotope 09.06.2021 15:55

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 10, 2019 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 ! Holy Crap, we're on episode 100! Today, we talk about a great Joe Henderson tune, and the harmonic underpinnings of what Joe was thinking...

"Altered Triad Pairs" & Caravan 07.06.2021 16:16

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 3, 2019 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 #99 we look at another Triad Pair, one that fits nicely over dominant chords, and specifically Altered dominant chords. If you want...

"How To Learn Tunes" & All Of Me 05.06.2021 14:46

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 26, 2019 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 #98, we discuss how and why to learn tunes. Yes, we know that you have a phone, an iPad, and a milk crate full of Real Books. It...

"Diminished vs. Dominant" & Full House 03.06.2021 17:11

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 19, 2019 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 #97, we look at the diminished sound, and see how it's related to dominant chords. We build a classic diminished/dominant li...

"Jazz Is Legato!" and some blues 01.06.2021 18:30

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 12, 2019 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 #96, we enter one of the most important realms of playing jazz like a pro . . . keeping it LEGATO. Does this sound obvious and ea...

"Cry Me A River Lick” & Yesterdays 30.05.2021 16:02

Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 5, 2019 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 #95, we look at one of the most played jazz licks of all time, the Cry Me A River Lick. What is it, and where's it from? How...