Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even melodies that use wrong notes sound good when played with good time. What often packages a good time feel are the rhythms a particular artist chooses to use. This book hopefully lends some insight int…

Line Playing · Voice-Leading · Chromaticism · Bebop Scales
A clear and practical step-by-step approach to chromaticism, line playing and voice leading. The CD contains 23 play-along tracks (most of them played in two tempos), based on standard chord progressions, performed by a professional rhythm section, featuring Renato Chicco on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In …

Cet ouvrage réunit plusieurs conférences données par l'auteur grâce à ses nombreux voyages à travers le monde et ses expériences musicales diverses, celui-ci, se comparant à des interprètes locaux , virtuoses de cultures extra européennes, en déduit que les processus d'apprentissage occidentaux classiques ne sont qu'une possibilité, parmi bien d'autres, d'apprendre à jouer d'un instrument. S'oppo…