STYLISTIC LESSONS
These lessons are on the styles of great players from the past and present. They will be dealing with the sound, style and improvisational concepts used by these great players.
| Name | SKU | Price | Thumbnail Image | Description | Update |
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| Creating Walking Bass Lines (Video & Audio) | 124 | $10.00 |  |
In this lesson i take you through a simple approach to creating walking bass lines on the sax. This is a very useful exercise that helps you to mimic the kinds of simple lines a bass player might play. I use these kinds of ideas when i'm playing with othe | |
| I'm Coming Out Solo Lesson | 261 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson covering a live solo that I played on the song "Im Coming Out". It is on my blog page. I had a member ask if I could do a lesson or two on this solo and my solo on Respect. In this lesson I play the recording and talk about the differe | |
| Learning from a Transcription Lesson | 390 | $10.00 | |
There are thousands of transcriptions of jazz solos available on the internet these days. If you are like me, you might have binders and binders of these solos that you have downloaded and collected. These solos can be a great resource for young improvi | |
| Learning from the Greats Lesson | 338 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I teach you what I believe is one of the most vital and essentials practice tips that you can use..............playing with the masters. In the old days, young players would go to the clubs and listen to the greats play. They would play | |
| Major Bird Licks (Audio) | 032 | $10.00 |  |
In this lesson I show you what I consider the best Charlie Parker Licks over a Major chord. For years I studied out of the Omnibook but had a hard time transferring what I was learning into my improvisations. it wasn't until I took apart the solos | |
| Respect Solo Lesson | 262 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson covering a live solo that I played on the song "Respect". It is on my blog page. I had a member ask if I could do a lesson or two on this solo and my solo on I'm Coming Out. In this lesson I play the recording and talk about the differ | |
| Smooth Jazz 101 (Video & Audio) | 125 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson idea that came from a member of my site. He is interested in smooth jazz and wanted a lesson on how these artists improvised. I asked him for a song suggestion to do the lesson. He chose "Hypnotic" by Boney James. During the lesson I tak | |
| Smooth Jazz Inflections (Video & Audio) | 118 | $10.00 | |
I've had a few people ask me about playing smooth jazz and how to play with expression. In this lesson I talk more on playing with Expression. This lesson has many of the same conepts as the "Playing with Expression" lesson. I demonstrate the concepts on | |
| The Art of Growling (Video & Audio) | 115 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I talk about how to growl when playing the sax. I have so many students that ask me how to do this......It's a simple technique but can be hard to start doing if you have never done it before. I give you some tips on how to put growling i | |
| The Style of Charlie Parker Lesson 2-Cherokee Part 1 | 307 | $10.00 | |
This lesson is an in depth look at one of my favorite "Bird" solos of all time. In this video lesson, I take you through a solo on Cherokee that Curtis at www.saxsolos.com. It is from a recording called "Trio in 41 or 42". | |
| The Style of Charlie Parker Lesson 3-Cherokee Part 2 | 308 | $10.00 | |
This lesson is an in depth look at one of my favorite "Bird" solos of all time. In this second video lesson on Cherokee, I continue to take you through a solo on Cherokee that Curtis at www.saxsolos.com. It is from a recording called "Trio in 41 or 42". | |
| The Style of Charlie Parker Lesson 4-Blues Soloing | 309 | $10.00 | |
In this video lesson, I teach you how to take Bird licks from "Nows the Time" 1 and 2 and "Billies Bounce" and use them in your blues soloing. It is a simple concept but not enough students internalize these great licks so that they can use them in their | |
| The Style of Charlie Parker-Lesson 1 Chi Chi | 298 | $10.00 | |
Charlie Parker, Bird. Every sax player should know that name! He was one of the greatest saxophone players of all time. He transformed jazz in his day. If you took a poll of sax players on who was the greatest sax player to ever live............ Charl | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker 1 (Video) (Formerly Breckerisms 1) | 100 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I talk about 6 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the keys of D minor and E minor. Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker Lesson 7 | 329 | $10.00 | |
Here is the 7th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through 4 Brecker Licks that use the altered scale. I have written these out in all 12 keys and show you how to practice these to a track from Jamey Aebersold Volume 84 | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 2 (Video, Audio & PDF) | 159 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I talk about 7 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the keys of E minor. Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would play these | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 3 (Video,Audio & PDF) | 236 | $10.00 | |
Here is the 3rd lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 4 (Video,Audio & PDF) | 237 | $10.00 | |
Here is the 4th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 5 (Video,Audio,PDF) | 242 | $10.00 | |
Here is the 5th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de | |
| The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 6 (Video, Audio, PDF) | 243 | $10.00 | |
Here is the 6th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de |