I started transcribing David Friedman's "Lunch with Pancho Villa" from the video in the "Check This Out" link, above.
I am having difficulty with the sticking on the 3rd line and can't make it out in the video. Suggestions would be…
Simple Introduction To Chromatic Cell Structures
It should be understood that these techniques cannot function by themselves and that an understanding of traditional harmony is needed to truly make these techniques come to life. If there…
I just came from The Jazz Standard, here in NYC, where I saw Mike Pinto tearin' it up w/ Greg Osby's group. Melodic songs, each with its own challenges, and Mike did a beautiful
job navigating the terrain. He's a team player, but the…
Jazz improvisation lesson 1 playing scaleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnvVYGgeR9E
Jazz improvisation lesson 2 playing over changeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvYK_x7xMxI
Jazz improvisation lesson 3 improving time using a…
Douglas Walter contacted me first, so he'll get a masterclass. He teaches at the University of Colorado. I'm hoping to video the workshop and i'll post it here!
We've been doing online concerts for a while now. We're ready and eager to do some work with colleges. So here's what we're offering.
For the first 2 college professors that get in touch with me, we'll set up an online master class. Your…
Biography Tjaco Oostdijk
On the 7th of January I was born in Goes (a small town in the south of holland). When I was about 7 years old I got my very first drumlesson from my uncle and since then I was hooked on the drums. After some…
i have attached an mp3 of a trax that is basically a looped 8 bar idea. There is really no chord structure, but rather sound shapes. What i do alot in my home studio with REASON 4, is make short loops ideas to play over.. and then i work…
On the 7th of January I was born in Goes (a small town in the south of holland). When I was about 7 years old I got my very first drumlesson from my uncle and since then I was hooked on the drums. After some lessons with my uncle I started…
I'll be at
Memorial Hall
Cathedral of the Woods Church
100 Stokes Road in Meford Lakes, NJ
It will be a trio, myself, Larry Mckenna (sx) and Dave Brody (bs).
Should be cool.
To be honest this was an interesting podcast for me to make. Take a look at Dan Gorlin. He does not look like an expert on West African music, particularly the music from Ghana. But he really knows his stuff and has been studying, playing…
I was experimenting with dampening the two inner voices of chords, inspired by Joe Locke's video "Intros Part 1" and heard the song Laura when I lowered the inner two voices a 1/2 step.
The first chord I play is an Am9 where I dropped the…