by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
II-V-I Diad Lines In this lesson I teach you how to add new textures to your jazz solos by inserting “diad lines” in the midst of your single note lines. In case you’re not familiar with this term, “diad lines”, they are simply 2 note phrases, for the most part in...
by Richie Zellon | Chick Corea, Jazz Improvisation
Chick Corea – Bessie’s Blues Solo On February 9, 2021, I was saddened to learn that Chick Corea, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all times, had passed. So I decided to dedicate this lesson to his memory by transcribing the first 3 choruses to...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
The Bebop Scale: Everything You Need To Know! This video is all about the bebop scale…what it is, what it isn’t and when and how to use it! In this comprehensive lesson, I teach you how to easily come up with all the variants of the original bebop scale, how to...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
Jazz Arpeggio Sweeps Lessons 5-8 This post includes Lessons 5-8 of Jazz Arpeggio Sweeps. Through this ongoing series, each week you get to build up your improvisational vocabulary as well as your economy picking chops with new sweep arpeggio based licks. Let me add...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, John Scofield
John Scofield’s Intervallic Style Licks In this lesson we explore the use of wide intervals, sometimes referred to as intervallic improvisation. One of the jazz guitarists who has become best known for his frequent use of this concept, is none other than John...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation
How To Improvise Off A Standard’s Melody If you are fairly new at jazz improvisation and you gradually want to get your feet wet before getting into the complexities of bebop, in this lesson I share with you two valuable steps that will enable you to improvise...
