A note from the founder of Learn Jazz Piano, Scot Ranney.

LearnJazzPiano.com went online in 1996. Today it's the most informative jazz piano and jazz studies website around.

I'd like to take all the credit for that, but I can't. Among the thousands of accounts on LJP, regular contributors upload jazz study files of the highest quality to their own discussion rooms, adding to the huge library of jazz piano and jazz improvisation knowledge here that seems to go on forever.

Jazz piano improvisation and theory can be learned if you put the time in and study smart. This site has a lot of jazz information that can help you choose what to put your study time into. Want to learn some blues licks? Jazz improvisation? How to harmonize melodies? Free knowledge aimed at jazz piano players. Jazz piano scales, jazz piano chords and jazz chord progressions, jazz piano theory- it's here.

Free tricks of the trade that professional jazz piano players use all the time for anyone who wants to take the time to study.

Why free? There is a great jazz piano community here and it's a privilege for me to be a part of it. Not only do I enjoy interacting in the forums, but the amount of information here always gives me something new to work on at the piano.

The real cost of jazz piano lessons and learning jazz improvisation and techniques in general is the time you spend as your life is dedicated to practicing the piano, learning the music, and adjusting to the life style of a jazz piano player. So pull up a chair, turn on your piano light, and enjoy yourself.

Some information about Scot Ranney: (click here for more info)

Bellingham Jazz Band and Jazz Piano Booking - Scot Ranney

Inquire about booking a jazz band with Scot Ranney for musical performances, educational opportunities (jazz camps, schools, workshops, etc), or just to talk about the Bellingham jazz scene.

I started my piano career in the late 1980's and spent fifteen years playing music in places like South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and Aspen, Colorado. I've got a MySpace page with some more info and music. Today I live in Bellingham, Washington. There aren't a lot of gigs in this town, so most of the time I play in the Seattle or Vancouver BC area. Solo piano, trio, anything at all as long as it's fun.

When I lived in Aspen, I started the Chico's Paradise band, a funky jam band that was a hit in Aspen as well as here in Bellingham, but as things go, it was time to move on though we still play from time to time.

The music I enjoy playing the most grooves, has room for personal and group improvisation, includes tastes of calypso, latin, jazz, and reggae, and is often served up with a healthy portion of psychedelic pizza. Great for dances, parties, and kicking back.