by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Harmonic Minor Modes Are you familiar with the modes of the harmonic minor? If you’re like the great majority of jazz guitarists, or musicians in general, the answer is probably “No”! When was the last time you used the Romanian scale or the Lydian #2 when...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Kumoi Pentatonics: Coltrane Perspectives 2 This is the 2nd in a series of “Coltrane Guitar Perspectives” on using pentatonics. If you missed the first one be sure to check it out here. In it I show you how the legendary John Coltrane pioneered the use of...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Minor Pentatonics: Coltrane Perspectives 1 If you’re a guitarist, I wouldn’t be surprised if the very first scale you ever learned is the minor pentatonic ! And most likely…you first learned it to solo either over the blues or your favorite rock tune. But if you’re...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Major 9th Arpeggio Superimposition If you’re an intermediate to advanced player, do you ever get tired of hearing yourself play the same old lines when improvising? Maybe you’re just in need of expanding your vocabulary or simply exploring some new melodic...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Jazz Motifs with Common Tones An important resource that great jazz musicians use in order to tell a story when improvising, is the element of repetition. This is often done by stressing a note that is common to various consecutive chords in a progression. And it is...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Jazz Improvisation Over-Simplified If you’re starting out with jazz improvisation and you’re overwhelmed with the amount of chords in a 32 measure standard, I think this lesson will be of utmost help. In it I show you how to improvise over almost any standard by...
