by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
If you’re like most guitarists, you probably resort to 4 part voicings most of the time when playing chords. Who knows, occasionally you might even play some triads…but do you ever play diads? I believe that diads, which are simply 2 note chords,are...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Standards
In this lesson we are going to learn all about the Art of Quoting during a solo. In jazz, a quote takes place when in the midst of a solo we insert a recognizable melodic fragment from a different musical piece. Usually the chosen melodic fragment was written over a...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Standards, John Abercrombie
I was saddened to hear that John Abercrombie, another influential jazz guitarist in the post-bop & fusion vein, passed away last week (8/22/17). I say “another” because in under a year we’ve also lost Allan Holdsworth and Larry Coryell. 🙁...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Pentatonics, Jazz Standards
Do you know what chord progression, aside from the blues, is most often played at a jazz jam session? If you answered “Rhythm Changes” to the above, you are absolutely correct! Nonetheless, do you know the reason why? Rhythm Changes contains various...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
This week’s post features a guitar arrangement of the jazz standard, “The Days of Wine and Roses” written by Henry Mancini. Following is a brief harmonic analysis of the piece, designed to help you identify the cadences (eg. II-Vs) that make up the...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Standards
This week’s post features a guitar arrangement of the jazz standard, “Out of Nowhere” written by Green & Heyman. Following is a brief harmonic analysis of the piece, designed to help you identify the cadences (eg. II-Vs) that make up the overall...
