In order to start swinging in your soloing and melodic phrasing, you have to have listened to A LOT OF JAZZ. But also, you need to look closely at these elements and add them to your busy practice schedule. Let's look at The Beatles, Miles Davis, The Basie Orchestra, and Red Garland for our answers. Recorded using Earthworks SV33 Vocal Condenser Mic
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Live Hang Out Time! If you'd like to donate to my album, please click the following link and leave me a note with your email address in it so you can get the extras I will throw your way! https://paypal.me/aimn Thank you! Gear: Earthworks SV33 vocal studio mic Earthworks PM40 piano mic Presonus Studiolive AR8
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Hang out with my son, Miles and I as we try to help you predict what line of music will come next. Being able to play in a logical, predictable and melodic fashion will help you to connect with your audience better than you ever have before.
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When we take a solo, where do our brains go? Are we strictly feeling what's about to come out, or are we calculating every move as we go? Discussing time feel, scale-based ideas, self-imposed limits, melodic skips and sequencing, I walk you through my own thought process to try and get to the bottom of this question, using "Just The Two Of Us" as for chord changes. See also: Funk Piano Tutorial: Just The Two Of Us
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Live Hang Out Time! If you'd like to donate to my album, please click the following link and leave me a note with your email address in it so you can get the extras I will throw your way! https://paypal.me/aimn Thank you! Gear: Earthworks SV33 vocal studio mic Korg SV1 Presonus Studiolive AR8.
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Listen to my brand new single, "Falling Snow" in it's entirety and watch footage from the recording session with Mike Scott (guitar), Bruce Lett (Bass) and James Yoshizawa (drums) from the day in July when we recorded at Oak House Studios in Altadena.
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Can you tell the difference between these iconic jazz vocalists? Let's listen very carefully and notice the subtle nuances as well as major stylistic choices that put each of these singers in a league of their own.
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Last weekend, I got to go to my home town of Weaverville, CA in Trinity County to sing "God Bless America" at the homecoming football game, and to play in the alumni volleyball game. I had so much fun with my family and friends, and I just had to show you where I come from!
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