GITs Dean Brown Maps the DNA of the Great American Groove

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
“EVER BEEN TO THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC Project in Seattle?” asks Dean Brown. “You gotta go. They have that big Hendrix exhibit, and one cool thing you can do there is listen to famous Hendrix tunes with the different tracks isolated. More...

Hey Jazz Guy October 2010

Oct 1 2010 1:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, Once I’ve mastered the “jazz power chords,” how can I better understand upper structures and incorporate them into my playing? —Basic in Boise More...

Back to School GITs Mitch Holder Shares the Magic of Harmonized Octaves

Sep 1 2010 1:00AM
FROM DJANGO REINHARDT AND Wes Montgomery to Jimi Hendrix and the Foo Fighters, the use of octaves in riffs and melodies can be found in just about every guitar style imaginable. More...

Hey Jazz Guy September 2010

Sep 1 2010 1:00AM
I want to expand my use of jazz harmony and I was wondering how you would recommend going about learning different chord voicings and putting them into practice? More...

Robot Invasion Further Experiments with Diminished Transformers

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
IN LAST MONTH’S LESSON “Diminished Transformers,” June 2010 GP, we explored the concept of unfolding a diminished 7 chord into four dominant 7s, an idea we can attribute to Pat Martino. More...

Whistler Jazz Fest Lesson Lorne Lofsky on the Power of Fourths

Feb 8 2012 12:00AM
Of all the great instructors at the festival known as Jazz on the Mountain at Whistler (or JOMAW, to those in the know), one of the nicest tones and most delicate touches came courtesy of Lorne Lofsky. More...

Hey Jazz Guy, August 2011

Aug 18 2011 12:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, I’m always playing the same rhythms, usually constant eighth-notes. How can I get more rhythmic variety in my playing?—Constant in Colorado Springs More...

Hey Jazz Guy, July 2011

Jul 14 2011 12:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, Now that I’ve got the inside playing down, how ’bout that “out” stuff? —Inside in Indianapolis More...

Hey Jazz Guy, May 2011

May 1 2011 12:00PM
Hey Jazz Guy, I’ve got all my scales down pretty good, but I’m still having trouble making all the changes. More...

Dropped-D Jazz

Feb 25 2011 1:00AM
THIS LESSON DEALS WITH dropped-D tuning in jazz guitar. More...

Hey JazzGuy January 2011

Jan 1 2011 1:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, I’ve got my chords down pretty well, but how can I be more rhythmic in my accompanying? –Square in Sacramento More...

Hey Jazz Guy December 2010

Dec 1 2010 1:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, I love the way that chromatic playing sounds. Can you explain how I can play more chromatically in my soloing? –Diatonic in Denver More...

Back to School GIT Jazz Ace Sid Jacobs Asks “Do You Really Know How to Use Major and Minor Thirds”

Dec 1 2010 1:00AM
“THE FIRST THING WE BECOME aware of in harmony is major and minor,” reminds GIT/Musicians Institute guitar instructor Sid Jacobs. More...

Hey Jazz Guy November 2010

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
You’re right. Wide intervals are indeed modern, but not as daunting as you might think. More...

Hey Jazz Guy July 2010

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
Hey Jazz Guy, Can you explain the difference between a “jazz blues” and a regular blues? How can I make my blues playing more jazzy? —Blue and Bored in Birmingham Dear Blue and Bored, This is a great question There More...

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