by Richie Zellon | Comping
Comping with Triad Pairs in 4ths -Part1 Have you ever noticed those impressionistic piano chords that Bill Evans used when comping behind Miles on “So What” or McCoy Tyner for John Coltrane? They are voicings in 4ths and add a fresh modern sound when combined...
by Richie Zellon | Comping
5 Comping Tips To Add Harmonic Motion In this lesson I explain how to comp over standards that remain harmonically static during various sections… I’m referring to those instances where the same chord lasts for 2 measures or more. In order to add...
by Richie Zellon | Comping, Courses
Walking Bass Lines That Swing PART2 In this video I bring you the 2nd in a 2 part series on Walking Bass Lines that Swing! For those of you that didn’t have an opportunity to watch the first part, I covered the I-VI-II-V major progression which is commonly...
by Richie Zellon | Comping, Courses
Walking Bass Lines That Swing This is the first in a 2 Part Series on Walking Bass Lines. In this first part we are going to use a major chord progression as the vehicle to learn the concept. In a future 2nd part, I will cover minor chord progressions. For this lesson...
by Richie Zellon | Comping, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Pentatonics
McCoy Tyner Jazz Guitar Lesson Tribute Transcribed from Video: This is a special tribute lesson to McCoy Tyner, a very influential jazz pianist who I was sad to learn passed away on March 6, 2020. For those guitarists who are new to jazz or not familiar with this...
by Richie Zellon | Comping
Comp over any Standard with these 2 Chord Shapes It’s fascinating how certain chord shapes can take on so many identities depending on the context you play them in. I call them chords with multi-personality disorder (LOL), which happens to be the subject of this...
