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  Interesting chords

Hi jazz masters! I apologise in advance for I know this is a jazz site but please help me here on this classic piece because I respect jazz musicians in ch...

08/11/2012, by 2 replies
  Giant Steps Polyrhythm Etude

I wrote out this etude for Giant Steps yesterday. The right hand is in rhythmic groupings implying a 7 feel over the original form of Coltrane's tune. Th...

08/13/2012, by 0 replies
  Breakthrough to Improv video now available free online

This Hal Leonard commercial video recorded 15 years (lbs. haha) ago is designed for musicians who want to make the break from the traditional approach to p...

08/05/2012, by 1 reply from 08/10/2012
  What/how to study

Hello, Although I am trying to learn jazz piano for many years I feel that it goes very slow to the point of being tedious. So, I am reconsidering my prac...

07/27/2012, by 11 replies
  Gospel Piano

Hi all! I hope you're all well! Currently, I'm working on trying to sound like an authentic southern baptist piano player. It's hard to weed out all of my...

07/26/2012, by 3 replies
  Joe Chindamo - great sounding pianist

I just heard this super hip pianist on a Billy Cobham recording of Mushi Creole Blues and then thought, who is this guy? He has that great mix of blues/sw...

07/17/2012, by 1 reply from 07/21/2012
  'Round Midnight Favorite Recording

Hey guys, I just recorded my take on Thelonious Monk's Round Midnight and I'm wondering what everyones "go to" version of the song is. I've always been pa...

07/14/2012, by 1 reply from 07/20/2012
  Gigs ruin my chops

Does anyone else experience this? I always have to woodshed after gigs. I go back to "Kindergarten" and practice everything slowly with the metronome. I...

07/16/2012, by 4 replies
  Gospel Piano!

Anybody here ever played for a church? I would like to discuss my recent foray into the world of gospel piano! It was more challenging than I thought it w...

07/11/2012, by 0 replies
  Herbie Hancock

I saw Herbie Hancock last night.  I've been pondering what I would report here at LJP.  Here is my review: OMG!!!...

03/19/2012, by 15 replies
  Jazz Piano for highschool kids

Hi I'm a qualified jazz musician (pianist) and recently started to teach jazz piano. In my country, South Africa, jazz music and jazz teaching are very ele...

07/09/2012, by 2 replies
  Incorporation of different chords

Hi good people, i'm really young in the piano. I don't know how to incorporate other chords apart from minors. However I know how to construct dim7, sus2 a...

06/22/2012, by 18 replies
  Fired from my Band

They said it was my 20 minute solo's and my stage dives. They said I was a constant embarrassment at a time when they feel a record contract is close.

07/01/2012, by 7 replies
  Where should I go next?

I just recorded my first attempt at jazz, "Georgia" of course. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and I'd like to learn more about jazz. If anyone's...

06/25/2012, by 13 replies
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how to play piano chord...

06/30/2012, by 0 replies
  "Play something we can dance to.. " ("like Sinatra")

Time and time again at solo piano wedding receptions some woman will come up and say "Can you play something we can dance to... something like Frank Sinatr...

06/25/2012, by 8 replies
  [help] Problems with time when improvising

I use to practice improvisation on the piano together with play-along tracks, like the ones provided by aebersold, hal leonard, etc. But I have a lot of...

05/12/2012, by 6 replies
  Iiro Rantala

This guy knows how to play. In the clip he's in his trio with beatboxer and guitarist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdSfmYdJ8o...

06/11/2012, by 5 replies
  Amplifier recommendations?

I'm looking to replace my old 100W keyboard amp, that I've been using for 25 years now. Wondered if anybody out there had any recommendations. I'm doing m...

05/28/2012, by 22 replies
  Turning down the gig(s)

I got offered a rock/latin gig for three weeks from now that would require me to learn quite a few tunes in 3 weeks. I'd also have to put in 4-6 hours pra...

05/17/2012, by 12 replies
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