The 10 Minute Jazz Lesson Podcast

This week we finally get into improvising over 5/4 time. Don't worry, we are going to start with something easy and ease you into the process. Have fun! This week we look at some language over a ii V I in 5/4! Enjoy the episode. WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bri...

This week we look at some language over a ii V I in 5/4! Enjoy the episode. WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we brin...

This week we are taking a look at a Miles Davis classic, Solar and thinking about what we can do with our rhythmic playing to prepare for our further study of odd time signatures. Hope you enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively...

This week we dive a little deeper into a couple of common odd times signatures and develop even more skills in hearing and getting used to some common groupings that will come in handy later on in this process. Hope you enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will a...

This week we keep going with our study of odd time signatures by......actually diving into some odd time signatures! :) Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift ...

This month, we embark on creating an understanding and a starting point for playing over odd time signatures. We start by.......working on 4/4 time?? It seems funny but, yes, looking at the most common time signature in different ways is a good start for working on moving to more complicated time signatures. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and...

Another tune of the month coming at you to close out our series on Hank Mobley. This time, we look at a standard from Mobley's album Soul Station, If I Should Lose You. Enjoy the etude and don't forget to grab a copy on our Patreon page! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will al...

This week we look at the first couple of choruses of Hank Mobley's solo on the blues, Dig Dis. We talk about about and dissect what makes this such an incredible statement and take some things with us to work on in the practice room. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will...

This week we take a look at an excerpt of Hank's solo on Roll Call. We discover how he is an absolute master of horizontal playing and language and take some stuff with us to practice in our own time. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you...

We are back with a new series for the month of March! This month we'll discover the music of one of my favorite musicians of all time, Hank Mobley. We start by looking at a couple of useful excerpts from his solo on Irving Berlin's "Remember". Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every othe...

This week we finish up our series on the great Thelonious Monk by talking about and studying an etude written over his ballad, Ask Me Now. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptio...

It wouldn't be right to do a series about Monk without taking a look at one of his compositions. In this episode, we'll cover one of his most famous songs, Blue Monk and what makes it so special and genius. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many...

This week we take a look at some instances of one of Monk's favorite sounds, the whole-tone scale. This was a prominent sound in Monk's music and we talk about how he changes the chords to create space for this important sound in the jazz language. WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other....

Welcome back! New month = new series. This month we are looking at one of the greatest composers and pianists of all time, Thelonious Monk. In this episode we look at a particular phrase on his composition, Bemsha Swing. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be brin...

I figured this would be a great way to end our 2 month series on the blues. Modulating up a minor 3rd every chorus is a great way to test yourself and practice through the keys in a logical way. Make sure you grab the etude and have fun! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will al...

This week we take a look at the guitar master, Wes Montgomery and his solo on D Natural Blues. There's a lot going on here and much to learn from this amazing musician. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons incl...

This week we dive into the minor blues and take a look at, what I think, it one of the truly unique and memorable solos in jazz history. Oliver Nelson's solo on Stolen Moments is such a refreshing take on a minor blues we can't ignore it! Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and eve...

Happy New Year everyone! This week we continue with our study of the blues taking a look at a Charlie Parker solo that is actually at a manageable tempo and moderate difficulty. Enjoy the episode and don't forget to grab the PDF! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be br...

This week we continue on with our study of the master musicians playing the blues. We find ourselves dissecting the master of masters, John Coltrane over his 1958 recording, Blue Train. This one can be intimidating but stick with it and you'll gain some valuable insight into one of the greatest jazz players of all time. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patre...

This week we are continuing with our blues series by taking a look at one of my favorite solos. Freddie Hubbard plays a jaw dropping solo on Birdlike and we owe it to ourselves to take a look at a couple of choruses and figure out what makes this so special. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF...

Welcome back to another great episode on the blues! This week we are looking at a MASTERFUL solo from the great, Jack Teagarden on Wolverine Blues. This will give us a chance to talk about an alternate version of the blues and, of course, take a look at another great solo we can take some lessons from. Enjoy! YT Video of the recording I transcribed from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soK_CflzAVw...

New series! This one will feature blues solos with some of the greatest musicians throughout history. We will start with a couple of choruses and analysis of the great, Sonny Rollins on his composition, Tenor Madness. Hope you enjoy this new series and some ideas from the greats! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month y...

We finish up the month of November with one of my favorite jazz standards, On The Sunny Side Of The Street. Here we try to channel Lester Young and do what we can to put some of the concepts we learned into action. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing y...

This week we look at the intangible parts of Lester's playing by learning one of his transcriptions on Almost Like Being In Love with the Oscar Peterson Trio. I think this will be a great way to end our series and send you out into the world armed with some great things to work on through Lester Young's playing. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page ...

Welcome back for the second in our series of episodes on the legendary, Lester Young. This week we'll be taking a look at 4 more examples of Lester using simplicity to create beautiful lines over cadences. It's a great reminder that everything doesn't always have to be so complicated. Enjoy the episode and don't forget to grab the PDF! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to...