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You're Practicing Everything. One of my favorite quotes. My mentor Steve Giordano told me that. I thought I'd put that out there to see what it means to you guys.
14 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Blog entry
First off, the title is a bait-and-switch. The Beatles aren't mentioned in any substance until the last chapter of the book. The book is really about its subtitle: "An Alternative History of American Popular Music", and judged on that…
14 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
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Final Lesson on A Train. Just put it all together! There's an Easter egg in this lesson.
12 years 10 months ago - 11 comments
Tom Harrell Solo
tonymiceli
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I'm always checking myself. Especially with all the different opinions here on the site. Gary has really helped me chill out about practicing. I still DO practice a lot, but i'm not as freaked about it. I'm someone who put in 8 hours a day…
14 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Office Hours
tonymiceli
Content type: Event
I get a bunch of email with people having questions about playing. At the University of the Arts we're supposed to have office hours. So I've decided to have office hours here for subscribers. I'll do this on livestream.com. I'll announce…
14 years 6 months ago - 4 comments
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Here's a video to show you how to post in a private lesson, private class, or private course.
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Here's lesson 5. Play a chord tone solo. Why? Well let's see if you know the chords. If I can put you in a box and ask you limit yourself and play a solo, and you can play through the tune and we hear the tune very clearly, then you know…
14 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Lesson Plans
The A Train study is an in depth look at a tune. Tunes unlock secrets to harmony and improvising. In a way, a tune is a well thought out solo! A prepared one! And in a way a solo is a quickly conceived melody over a tune. That's not quite…
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Here is the PDF to go along with Drop 2 Lesson 3 Part 3
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It's really important to practice the modes in a way that helps you learn the sounds of each. Paying C Major and then D Dorian will still sound like C Major. Play C Major and then C Dorian and hear the difference! 今天要講調式音階(Modes),…
6 years 10 months ago - 7 comments
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14 years 6 months ago - 5 comments
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Chords > Scales > Lines That's the plan for this lesson. Get some clear lines happening that are based on the scales that are based on the chords.
12 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
ECM Records
John Keene
Content type: Story
Over the last few days, Tony and I have exchanged several emails discussing several CD’s we both grew up with, including two of Gary’s that are currently out of print – Easy As Pie and Picture This. And as one might imagine, one idea…
14 years 6 months ago - 9 comments
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Inspired by all of the different versions on this site, I am working on Invitation. Here is one of tonight's practice recordings. I am working on comping and articulation. I also took a stab at soloing. I used the motor for this one. I…
14 years 6 months ago - 16 comments
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I don't know if this performance has been previously posted, but I just found it on YouTube and really enjoyed it. Red and Gary play on just one vibe (sometimes together, which looks a bit cramped!) and do nice version of Back Home in…
14 years 7 months ago - 3 comments
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14 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
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I'll be posting parts of Joe's appearance on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Here they are playing Au Privave. This is from the Mid 90's
14 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
YO
tonymiceli
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Welcome to Philly. You in the dorms?? you dig it?? i've been swamped. you around next tuesday about 11ish. i get out of a meeting around then, we could meet and talk. there's a chance i'll be around saturday night, but i'm not sure. also…
14 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
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14 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
Summertime
Stefan74
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Hi Tony! I recorded Summertime this morning and just wanted to post it to give a proof of life since I have been on holidays for two weeks now. For the comping I used my latest guitar acquisition I bought some three weeks ago. Will take…
14 years 7 months ago - 9 comments
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Lesson 6 for Take the A Train
12 years 10 months ago - 19 comments
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Check out how this cat plays the vibes. Pretty different approach.
14 years 7 months ago - 9 comments
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The Philly workshop was amazing! The idea of traveling to a new city and spending 2 days in a room with 10 – 12 people I had never met before on top of not really knowing anything about playing jazz in the traditional sense made me a…
14 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
LIFE CHANGES
tmackay
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hi all ..... its been a while since ive been on the site. The roots Reggae band that im playing Keyboards in has been travel almost every weekend. We are also goin to be backing " Studio one jamaician reggae legend NORMA FRASER, soon.…
14 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
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