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Accompanying instrumentalists and vocalists can be a lot of fun and get you a lot of work if you do it well. All good compers have one thing in common: they enjoy accompanying.
  voicings

I'm working on "Ladybird" right now, and I'm having a really hard time playing things that don't sound really cheesy when it comes to major chord...

11/26/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 21241

Even if the guitar and piano were playing exactly the same voicing in exactly the same register, they would still complement each other due to timbral diff...

11/20/2005, by 0 replies
  Guitar & Piano

Can anyone help to enlighten me as to comping while playing guitar and piano, these are the main instruments in the quartet I'm playing with currently. My...

11/20/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 21221

7, Thanks for your comments. I find it interesting to hear others' opinions, especially experienced musicians and teachers. Referring to the article, and ...

11/19/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 21217

I finally got a chance to read the Mel Bay article, and it's nicely done with specific suggestions. Re: the pad comping thing, I've always pretty much f...

11/18/2005, by 0 replies
  A couple message from the "other" comping room

[b]7 p -- 11/15/2005, 12:00:27 -- #21039[/b] Check out these links: http://www.Jeff-Brent.com/Lessons/comping.html http://www.melbay.com/creativekey...

11/18/2005, by 0 replies
  im looking for a peculiar feelin to my performance

Hi, Im a colombiam piano player, i would like to get the piano sheet of paper of salsa latin montuno. also i need help to do this. i might help you i...

11/08/2005, by 0 replies
  Need some help

i'm new in jazz playing. sometime i notice that those jazz band (consist of trumpet, trombone,tuba player etc) can easily play different notes toge...

11/04/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20576

You can do 3 thing: http://aebersold.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=JAZZ&Category_Code=_HANDBOOK or go to libery after Joh...

11/03/2005, by 0 replies
  i need help

i am new to jazz playing. i need to know some common progressions and variations to theese progressions with the use of voicings and substitute chords.

11/01/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20412

To begin comping it is best to learn two invertions of each chord Notes to be played are: 1 3 5 7 9 Ivertion one;(LH Plays 1 7 )(RH plays 3...

10/29/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20287

Hi i'm just start learning about piano jazz but i got a lot of questions. The main would be: what shall i do do with my (both) hands while comping.

10/24/2005, by 0 replies
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