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Amazing to hear one of the grestest pianist ever talk in such nice and honest way.

I would like to order the book for Introduction to playing the alto’ Pieter duker

❤ sounds slide fun

Helpful videos and books to start practicing with my ysl-671 and 6 1/2AL

Really interesting and very useful!! Thanks for this lesson!

You've definitely piqued my interests Mike! I love the tenor and the bass but they can be untameable monsters at times🧟‍♂️ Yes, I've pretty much given up on the bass (and my Tuba too) but definitely not the tenor. I've decided instead to grab the bull by the "horn" in this case and bent my bell up like Dizzy. It gives me a more novel and exciting approach however, no surprise it can be even more of a monster🧌 I'm going to give your encouragement serious consideration. Do you find is easier to read treble clef and does that approach lend itself to reading alto or bari sax charts?

I’m a tenor sax player but I always hear “freedom” when you play your alto.

Great video, Mike!

I know this video is eight years old, but it was instrumental in helping me make this back in October: ua-cam.com/video/8QihQnOOk-U/v-deo.htmlsi=riNOHC1MmLeCWCI2

Man, my brass band bought me a new tenor, but i still wish we had alto in the band, it just sounds so good.

I keep telling myself I don't need an alto (I have four tenors)...but I see you post one of these again and I start itching.

Mike - how do I adopt listening with understanding chords and progressions? Should I try to understand why a particular set of chords are situated in a harmonic sequence to help me play over the piece?

right on!

I was initially hesitant about improvising when Music Savvy introduced it to me, as I have always been more of a 'by-the-book' player. However, I've been pleasantly surprised by the improvement in my ear for the music as well as the flow of my improvisation. Improvising has become fun and a regular part of me practicing. This guy knows what he's talking about and makes learning enjoyable. Thanks Music Savvy!

Great value. Excellent sound.

Great video. I’ve been waiting for something like this. Thank you

Very cool video. An excellent lesson for those who might be struggling. I think your interviews with the heavies are also excellent for that - your Jazz Master Savvy product. Your mention of "common tones" in the video is a case in point. I can imagine someone having that stick in their head and the realization coming to them that they don't have to play scales all the time. Could be a breakthrough for someone. Should be.

Groovz Playground sounds like a surprisingly innovative yet fundamental approach to making groovy improv by listening and feeling rather than distracted by too much complicated and unnecessary thinking

Excellent video. Thank you.

Excited to try this new resource Mike. About 2 and a bit years ago you set me off on a journey discovering rhythm. It has been a humbling but incredibly rewarding experience, which I would not have had the awareness to have embarked on without your prodding. I am hoping that this video will be a similar catalyst for melodic sensibilities. The fact is the conventional improvisation tuition model produces serviceable but ultimately unsatisfying results. It seems more than a coincidence that the prevalence of this method coincided with the declining popularity of jazz. Thanks for your untiring efforts in attempting to turn the tide.

Lyle was a classmate of mine at North Texas. Everything Mark remembers of him brings back fond memories of the moments I spent around him. Such a tremendous loss. RIP Lyle.

Wow, fascinating to listen to this. ❤️🎶❤️

Badda Boom!

Cool interview. Who was the pepper?

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Thanks for this 🎉❤

I bought a MOZ bass trombone with just an F key on eBay for $455. Listed as used but looks new. I'm happy with it, but one unusual feature is that the tines of the inner slide are not fixed rigid with respect to each other, but can swivel independently. Maybe this is to lessen the chances of them getting bent. Does anyone know if this Is a feature of all MOZ trombones, or just of this particular model?

Wow!

Une leçon de musique et une leçon de vie. Merci

This is some white people shit. Music is played. Either you can relate and understand, or you talk about music. There are no musicians that talk about their craft.

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Great insights into music and jazz life!

Everyone always says to transcribe the solos to get better at jazz improv. I’d rather just find one already written out and study that. It can take me hours and hours to get something by ear, and that’s if I already know the key and chords. I find it exhausting so I tend to not do it.

Great hearing these first hand memories and insights from Richie. I saw Stan with Richie and Dave Holland at this time in 1973 at the Half Note in NYC when it was midtown on 54th Street. - Zach Schwartz

great stuff "Music Savvy". Thanks for sharing. Can you post the document with illustrations about the wedge that he sent you? Really great stuff!

Hi Mike. I think sometimes the same thing happens with singers who scat. Thanks for sharing!

Too bad its AI

Thank you, Richie! Very moving (for me). An insightful and touching testament. For the most part, I think he’d be deeply honored hearing your words as I know he had a deep respect for your writing and playing. Let me preface by saying that although I’m not a musician, I do have some insight and memories of conversations that dad and I had. Stan did in fact read music, and quite fluently. If one considers that he began his career playing the books of Teagarden, Herman, Goodman, and especially Kenton, not easy charts by any standards, he had to have a certain degree of reading chops. As I think we all can agree, his ear and musical intuition is what propelled him. He also had a photographic memory and needed to read a chart once and it was committed to memory. I’m sure the guys in his bands can attest to the fact that Stan could become quite prickly and ticked-off if a rehearsal went on too long. He hated to rehearse “music to death”, as he put it. He said reading it down and going over some key points was all he needed. Playing it over and again, caused it to become stale, at which point it become boring and killed his creative instincts and desire to play any given piece of music. I’m sure this didn’t apply in every situation, but for the most part, it did. I have heard stories about how he didn’t pay well. I get both sides of this issue. It’s a well known fact that he was very generous with how he not only made room for, but encouraged his sidemen to stretch out and be heard. He did open doors (and ears) to all the great talents he featured in his bands. He was in a position to do that due to his own following. He truly loved most all of his sidemen and didn’t really think of them as “sidemen”, but more as fellow musicians that he created music with, who inspired him and visa-versa. I think he looked at it from the perspective of him featuring and presenting to a world audience, was worth more than a dollar value. That’s my understanding. But I do understand that people want to be paid equal to what they believe is their value. The jazz world in general, has never been known for dealing in big money! Sad, but true. Finally, yes. He was a very complicated man who could be nasty, to the point of cruelty. He suffered a lot of demons. However, I know this wasn’t who he was in his heart. I know this because I grew up with him. One is forced to see many sides of a parent, both bad and good from the perspective of growing up and experiencing so much. From an offspring’s perch, the depth of understanding one gains about who a parent truly is, can’t be fluffed off. As difficult and “bad” as he could be, he was also capable of giving generously his love, support kindness and more. I need to stress this, as so much ugliness and mistruths are written, and will be an influence as to how he is perceived for the ages. I have to balance this a bit. He cannot speak for himself, so I will truthfully do that for him. He was dad to me , but also my best bud. And Richie, I am in no way implying that you have spoken untruhfully. What you said was profound, loving snd from your own experience. It touched my heart. Thank you!

I will practice this 👏👏thank you 🎺🎶🎺I’m learning new techniques every day!.😊

How can I get the backing track drone thing

Is there a song ur improvising on that I can look up?

Love this lesson, thank u!

Beautiful, what a great instrument, and a great performance, greetings from The Netherlands, Pieter

im also one who learned to create music before i learned to play. i was more inspired by the punk ethos of just create whether or not you know how to do it. I have continued that through various musical forms on various instruments

From what I know Bach was fond of improvising

Great advice......... and also when i pick up the flute I can sometimes forget that the C is different and have to release F# and other notes to get G# ....can be difficult when in the heat of playing

Excellent 👌

You sound amazing! And i just love the Timbre of the Alto Trombone.

Took up playing again after 45yrs. AND I picked up a beautiful lil Yamaha YRT 4335 GSAC for $600CDN to boot Mr. Shew!! Thanks so mych much for sharing your gift with us amateurs!!🎺