by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Theory
Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar-Part2 In this 2nd installment of Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar, I go deeper into Ravel’s impressionist harmony and its application to jazz standards. For starters, I play and analyze an excerpt from a composition that many believe...
by Richie Zellon | Chord Melody, Jazz Theory
Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar Did you know that the bebop pioneers discovered how to use upper extensions from analyzing the music of the impressionists…namely Debussy and Ravel? But the exploration of impressionist harmony on behalf of jazz musicians did not end...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Theory
7 Exercises to Learn Any Scale Learning and mastering scales is something we all must do before we can actually play jazz. After all, scales serve as our music alphabet! And so in this video, especially recommended for jazz newbies, I show you some of my favorite time...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Theory
Deconstructing Rhythm Changes When I started studying jazz, I was told that mastering Rhythm Changes would help me become a better improviser. What I wasn’t told and didn’t realize for a long time is that Rhythm Changes is all over the place, often in disguise!!! But...
by Richie Zellon | Comping, Jazz Theory
Don’t Play That II-V! (Diatonic Reharmonizations) If you’re like most players, when you’re comping and come across a II-V, you likely play the prescribed changes! If you see Dm7 and G7, maybe you even play a Dm9 and a G13…But did you know that with just a...
by Richie Zellon | Jazz Theory
Master the Dorian in Record Time If you are transitioning from being a blues/rock player to learning jazz, in this lesson I show you the 7 note scale that is easiest and fastest to learn first! And no, it’s not the traditional major scale! In this video I reveal 3...