by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Jim Hall
Jim Hall’s “Bemsha Swing” Solo In this video lesson I teach a great solo by one of my all time favorite guitarists…Jim Hall! It’s off a 16 bar blues by Thelonious Monk entitled, Bemsha Swing. After playing the solo at tempo, I then teach...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
In the 1930’s George and Ira Gershwin penned the show tune, I Got Rhythm for their musical, «Girl Crazy». By the time bebop was born during the 1940’s, jazz musicians had already adopted this chord progression as their choice harmonic vehicle for the exploration of...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Jazz Guitar Articulation: from bebop to post-bop Have you ever thought about what makes two jazz guitarists such as George Benson and John Scofield sound so radically different ? Most respond that it’s due to their choice of notes. And yes that is true, but...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Standards
Blue Bossa Improvisation Concepts In this lesson I teach you 6 concepts to apply when soloing over Blue Bossa. Truthfully, once you get them down you can apply them over virtually any standard! I just chose Blue Bossa because it is a popular standard and If you...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, John Coltrane
Coltrane’s Ghosting Technique on Guitar So you’re probably wondering…what on earth is this “ghosting” technique John Coltrane used and why would I as a guitarist want to learn it? Simply because by emulating it on guitar it’s bound...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Playing "Outside" The Changes
Playing Outside Using 5ths “Coltrane, Wes & the Power of 5ths” If like most of us you first learned to play rock and blues on guitar, I’m sure you have spent considerable time playing perfect 5ths all over the neck. Yes…I’m talking...
