by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
George Benson & John Scofield Compared Transcribed from Video: For this lesson I picked 2 of my favorite living jazz guitar masters…George Benson on the bebop side and John Scofield on the post-bop side. Some might even call it old school and new school,...
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 | Jazz Improvisation
How to Solo “Outside” In this lesson I unravel the mystery of playing “outside” without sounding like you made a mistake or got lost in the changes. Now, if you are new to jazz and have no clue what playing “outside” is, let me just...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
2 Ingredients to Bebopify your Solos If you’re a beginning to intermediate jazz guitar student and know your basic scales, but you feel your solos don’t quite sound like jazz…this lesson is for you! In this video I teach you how to incorporate 2...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
5 Chromatic Licks To Jump-Start Your Solos In this video lesson I want to share some cool chromatic lines that are sure to grab your listeners ear when you start a solo…. You know that section after playing the head to a standard, where the whole band stops and...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Miles Davis
Miles’ Secret Solo Sauce Revealed! Have you ever wondered why Miles Davis is so revered as a jazz improviser and why so many musicians worldwide transcribe and study his solos? I just posted one of my all time favorite lessons in which I play 4 measure fragments...
