Jazz improvisation on piano: a practical guide
Jazz Piano Thinking “It’s better to do something simple which is real. It’s something you can build on, because you…
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From classical piano to jazz: a new starting point
From classical to jazz “You don’t need to unlearn anything. You need to start listening differently.” A pianist who has…
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How to listen to jazz: passive and active listening
“Listen first. Then learn. If you reverse the order, you’ll be playing notes, not music.” — Christos Mastrogiannidis People often…
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The Jazz Pianist’s Role in the Band — Trio, Quartet, Big Band
“In jazz, the piano is the orchestra. But inside an orchestra, the piano has to forget that it is one.”…
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Emotion in jazz: who do we really play for?
“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your…
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Jazz Pianists by Decade: 44 Albums Since 1930
Listening Guide · 1930 – Today “Jazz is learned with the ears first. Theory, voicings and scales start to make…
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Bill Evans: How to Approach a Jazz Standard
THE UNIVERSAL MIND OF BILL EVANS — 1966 “People tend to approach the whole problem approximately, instead of taking a…
