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...
by Richie Zellon | Charlie Parker, Jazz Improvisation
Charlie Parker’s Use of 8ve Displacement – Part 1 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...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Pat Martino
18 Bebop Licks by Pat Martino If you’ve been keeping up with my videos, you’ve probably watched some of my 18 Bebop Licks lessons. So far I’ve featured and analyzed 18 licks by Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green. And by popular request, this is my 4th...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Pat Martino
What Pat Martino Taught Me! Last week I was very saddened to hear that one of the of jazz guitar passed away. I’m referring to Pat Martino (1944-2021) who will not only be remembered as a major influence guitarists worldwide, but also as a wonderful human being to...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
18 Bebop Licks by Grant Green If you watched and enjoyed my 18 Bebop Licks videos by both Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery, you’ll love this one. And although Grant Green shouldn’t need an introduction, let me just say that he was one of the most recorded jazz...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Develop Your Own Bebop Vocabulary Do you ever feel like you’re playing the same old ideas over and over again every time you take a solo? If you answered yes, you’re not alone! As a matter of fact, when I graduated from Berklee College of Music in the early 80’s, I...
