Want to build your jazz vocabulary without guessing what to practice? In this lesson, we dive into three classic licks from three masters—Charlie Parker over an F blues, Clifford Brown on the bridge of I’ll Remember April, and Wynton Kelly’s iconic “Freddie Freeloader” opening line. I break each ...

In this video, I break the blues down into ten focused levels that will help you gain a deeper understanding of the form. Let's dig in!

This week’s video is all about giving your major chord playing a boost with three short, powerful etudes, each designed to bring scale vocabulary to life.

These mini etudes are built over tonic major (major 7) chords and are packed with essential jazz language: enclosures, arpeggios, bebop scale...

In Part 1, we focused on building fluency with just chord tones—1, 3, 5, 7—cutting through the noise of endless scales and helping you truly hear the harmony.

Now in Part 2, we’re taking one simple—but powerful—step forward: approach tones. 

By approaching each chord tone from a half step below...

When it comes to learning jazz improvisation, it’s easy to overcomplicate things. Scales, modes, arpeggios, patterns—it can get overwhelming fast.

In this week's video, I walk you through a step-by-step process to start improvising using just chord tones (1, 3, 5, 7). This approach is simple, mu...

One of the biggest breakthroughs in my own practice lately has been a return to something simple, but powerful...

The melody

As jazz musicians, we’re often drawn to all the “juicy stuff” (exotic scales, enclosures, chord substitutions, hip chord voicings, blah blah blah). 😁 In this search for m...

Struggling to make your scales sound like jazz? These 3 scale exercises—Major, Minor, and Dominant give you jazz improvisation language you'll ACTUALLY USE. Bring your scales to life using bebop scales, enclosures, arpeggios, and strong resolutions. No more boring scales!

If you’ve spent time working on II V I progressions, especially in major keys, you’ve probably leaned on the dorian mode for your IIm7 lines. It’s a classic. But sometimes, the dorian scale can feel a little… too expected.

My newest video shows you a 6-note scale that gives your IIm7 lines a mor...

Want to unlock the full sound of the major modes? It's not just about memorizing scales. It's about hearing them, feeling them, and making them a natural part of your playing.

In this video, I'll guide you through each mode, helping you internalize their unique colors and characteristics.

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Etudes are one of the best ways to sharpen your playing, and in my latest video, I’m sharing three mini etudes designed to help you improvise over tonic minor chords with confidence.

If you’ve downloaded my Jazz Warmups and Etudes packet but felt overwhelmed, these shorter studies are a great wa...

Join me in the practice room as we dive into the brilliance of Wayne Shorter's stunning composition "Wildflower," the closing track on "Speak No Evil," recorded Christmas Eve 1964. This tune captures Wayne's unique composition voice, brought to life with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carte...