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Modern Jazz Improvisation part II | Tom Lippincott's Latest Advanced Jazz Lesson

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Channel: Mike's Master Classes · 2013 · Education

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In Tom Lippincott's advanced jazz class, Part 2 of Modern Jazz Improvisation, we examine in depth, three chord progressions similar to those in tunes by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, and Jonathan Kreisberg.  Like Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge" (explored in Part 1 of Modern Jazz Improvisation ), these chord progressions include both plateau and vertical modal styles, but unlike their predecessor, they feature new challenges typical of many modern jazz compositions:  extended harmonies, odd meters, meter changes, and unusual phrase lengths. 

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Part I of Tom's Modern Jazz Imrovisation:
http://youtu.be/Y_b_I7w43pg

Modern Jazz Improvisation part 2 covers:

- Brief recap of the concepts covered in Modern Jazz Improvisation part 1 (viewing part 1 first is highly recommended)
- Detailed harmonic analysis of three modern jazz chord progressions based on compositions by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, and Jonathan Kreisberg
- Exercises to gain fluency through quickly-moving harmonically unrelated chord changes using various techniques:  scale tone voice leading in seconds and thirds, voice-led arpeggios through chord changes, wide interval patterns, triad pairs, odd note groupings, and polyrhythmic note groupings
- Discussion of soloing on chord progressions with odd phrase lengths, with written example
- Discussion of soloing on chord progressions with changing time signatures, with suggestions for practice and example backing track
- Suggested strategies for gaining fluency with soloing on tunes with odd meters and changing meters, with numerous written examples
- Three full-length example solos: "Sight from St. Petersburg," "Rogue Bovines," and "Blackjack," based on the above three chord progressions, and demonstrating all of the concepts covered in parts 1 and 2 in a musical context
- Running time: 112 minutes
- 20 pages of written examples, exercises, and solo etudes, in standard notation and tablature, with close-up views of the demonstrations
- MP3 backing tracks for all written examples and solos, including full-length track for improvisation practice

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