Introduction to Jazz Piano: A Deep Dive starts from the beginning and helps you develop all the skills necessary to become a functional jazz pianist. For the dedicated student, this book will be your ‘Bible’! It covers a wide range of subjects: the blues, comping skills, chord voicings from basic to more intriguing ones, strategies for building solid solos, and much more. Accompanying audio files are available for free download at www.shermusic.com. Jeb Patton, long-time pianist for Jimmy Heath and the Heath Bros., is an in-demand New York musician and a recording artist in his own right, as well as the author of several earlier Sher Music Co. books.
60 Workouts you can do with Classic Jazz Recordings
Triad Study and Application to Folk Songs and the Blues
Blues phrasing
Basic Voicing Techniques
Comping with Closed Position Voicings
Intro to Barry Harris?s ?Little Chords? and Sixth-Diminished Scale Concept
Comping Games and Exercises
Comping with Open Position Voicings
How to Create Solo Piano Arrangements of Standards
How to Practice Scales
How to Develop Melodic Building Blocks for Soloing
Intro to Transcribing and Assimilation Transcriptions
Triad Study and Application to Folk Songs and the Blues
Blues phrasing
Basic Voicing Techniques
Comping with Closed Position Voicings
Intro to Barry Harris?s ?Little Chords? and Sixth-Diminished Scale Concept
Comping Games and Exercises
Comping with Open Position Voicings
How to Create Solo Piano Arrangements of Standards
How to Practice Scales
How to Develop Melodic Building Blocks for Soloing
Intro to Transcribing and Assimilation Transcriptions
| Arrangement | Piano |
| NumberOfPages | 224 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled), Digital Audio |
| Publisher | Sher Music Co. |
| Contributors | Patton, Jeb(Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780997661750 |