by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Giant Steps using the Symmetrical Diminished I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been fascinated by the symmetrical diminished scale! And I know that this is also the case with so many jazz musicians we all look up to. For example, the late Pat Martino used the...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Joe Diorio Tribute Lesson On February 2nd 2022, I was saddened to hear that we lost a great jazz guitar pioneer…Joe Diorio. As a result I have decided to dedicate this lesson to his memory and share with you a sample of his unique contribution to the ongoing...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Blue Bossa – John McLaughlin Style Did you know that one of the primary ways in which great musicians incorporate new ideas such as licks into their vocabulary, is by first writing their own solos over a standard? As a matter of fact, the more they do this, when...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
18 Licks by John McLaughlin Whether or not you are a John McLaughlin fan, I’m sure you agree that he is an awesome musician! When I first heard him with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, I remember thinking he was from another planet (lol). And that’s because as a teenage...
by Richie Zellon | Charlie Parker, Jazz Improvisation
Charlie Parker’s Use of 8ve Displacement- Part 2 It is a known fact that if you want to master jazz improvisation you must first study the bebop idiom which is at the core of modern jazz. And to do so, you won’t find a better source than the music of one of its...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
The Most Important Element of Jazz Improvisation? Did you know that a few wrong notes played with great timing over a tight groove will often go by unnoticed by many, whereas the opposite, a great melodic line played with bad timing will be apparent even to most...
