Jazz & Sax Monthly

All those who have read my articles and know my books, you’ve read that how I evangelize the benefits of “Improv Etudes”. In this article I’m going to attempt to explain some of those benefits. First of all, “What are Improv Etudes?“ Improv Etudes are comparable to Jazz Etudes or Studies with the special hook. As Jazz [...]

In this month’s lesson, we will be investigating the use of the “Bebop Scales”. Introduction to Bebop Scales Download the video Part I: Bebop Scales – How they are formed. Download the video PDFs: Major Bebop Scales, Dominant Bebop Scales Part II: Bebop Scale Exercises with Dominant Cycles. Download the video Part III: Encircling Techniques [...]

Well, one would not think so but it happened to saxophonist Larry Ochs in Spain. A festival-goer called the police on him for not playing jazzy enough! Here’s the story…