So it looks like the spammers have arrived. A couple things:

I've deleted 2 accounts in the last week.

If you see a funny post, put it in the shout box for us to see.

I might ask a few of you guys to take down any comments that looks funny and email me the user name.

If worse comes to worse, we'll have to review comments each night and release them.

Meanwhile I'll talk to my partner. We're using captcha, but I guess that's not enough. Just keep an eye out if you can.

People have been posting what they're working on. They're also posting original compositions and rehearsals and tunes from gigs. This is COOL! I always get inspired listening to others play. And I get ideas also. So I'm glad to see people posting what they're up to! I bet everybody feels the same way.

Here's a chord study for the tune 'My Romance'. I talk and demonstrate and I've posted some voicings to check out and use with the exercises I talk about.

hey guys. i was 5 days off the army and i thought it will be great if i practise these days.i practised chord solo and simple bebop lines(this is something i do for over 3 months)and i posted angel eyes-a part of my study
thanks
see you all soon

I was playing along with this recording. The head is really interesting, rhythmic and syncopated. Birds solo is so simple and cool, just makes the changes.

I've been playing along with the melody and the solo for a couple days, and then trying to take my own choruses and keep Bird's vocabulary if I can. It's not easy for me.

So give it a shot if you want. It should not be difficult to transcribe.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Dkovins

For all of the Philly/Tri-State members of this site, Dan Kleiman, a hugely gifted musician and co-leader of the group Siora along with singer/guitarist Phyllis Chapell, has suffered a massive stroke while apparently preparing to undergo treatments for lymphoma. The damage to his brain was caused by what his surgeon termed a "shower of clots." The damage to his brain apparently is irreparable, such that he would not have any quality of life. I also learned he may not survive the night. Please remember Dan, Phyllis and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

The best thing about a jazz swing bass line is it does 2 things. The first is it is supposed to outline the chord changes very clearly. The second is in it's main function it insists on being played on each beat. A great way to study chords and improvisation is to play bass lines.

This doesn't have to be strict for our purposes. By this I mean you don't have to stick to the low end of your instrument. If you're not a bass player just play quarter notes and outline the chords. Below is an example of a simple blues bass line.

In this section we'll study different grips.