JGT Contributor Zakk Jones shares a valuable lesson regarding ‘learning music by ear’. What’s the first thing you do when you decide to learn a new...
Jazz Guitar Today contributor Zakk Jones provides a Major lesson on Minor superimpositions – with video and examples. A JGT Must Read! A quick lesson about...
Chuck Anderson offers his Jazz Guitar Master class from November 23rd, 2019 in West Chester, PA. First time available. Master Class includes: What is jazz guitar? Brief...
Mark Stefani’s “Inside Out” is a spirited, original swing blues piece written in the key of Bb, and is dedicated to jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno. In...
Chuck Anderson identifies key concepts for ‘Unresolved Modulation in Harmony’ – his Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series continues. Today’s harmonic topic is called Unresolved or Unresolved...
Jimmy shares his ‘Classical Music’ technique to create fluid harmony. Jimmy Bruno: From my extensive listening to Classical music, I heard a lot of contrary motion...
JGT Contributor Ivan Gygi provides a valuable lesson on the Dominant Cycle in Jazz. Developing the ability to improvise over the dominant cycle is essential for...
In this JGT lesson, Bill Farrish takes a look at guide tone voicings and some tips for using them. In the examples below I’ve applied a...
Understanding and Blending Your Influences – again JGT Contributor Mark Stefani provides some valuable tips from his popular Coach’s Corner series. In this edition of the...
Chuck Anderson’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series continues with a look at ‘Linking Chords in Harmony’. Partial Diatonic refers to a chord whose root is in the...
In this Mark Stefani lesson for Jazz Guitar Today, Mark centers on one of his favorite guitar options… …playing thumb-brushed octaves in the Wes Montgomery tradition,...
JGT Contributor/Educator Trey Wright explains how to color tones as part of his ‘Comping Major Cadences’ lesson series.
This lesson is based on the 8-bar “A” section (verse) from Mark’s uptempo “Good to Go” original bebop composition, a tribute dedicated to jazz guitarist Andreas...
JGT contributor Bill Farrish shows us how ‘clusters’ can be very useful for harmonizing melodies and providing accompaniment. Clusters (for the purpose of this lesson) are...
Mark Stefani’s holiday lesson based on the first four bars of his “Merry Christmas Baby” slow blues solo. Hey Everyone! This lesson is based on the...