I Improvised A Jazz Solo in 6 Different Ways

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast - A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Today, on the podcast I'm going to be sitting down and improvising a little bit over a jazz standard that I like to play and just giving myself an opportunity to explore some new ideas, to allow myself to get musically creative.I like you to join me in the process and see what you can discover along the way as well. In this episode:How I improvise on East of the Sun in 6 different ways1. 1st jam session:  Improvising freely with no constraints2. 2nd jam session: Focusing more on improving melodic direction3. 3rd jam session: Expanding my improv throughout the range of my instrument4. 4th jam session: Do a solo using more chord voicings 5. 5th jam session: Applying motivic development 6. 6th jam session: Making the lines more bluesy Important Links:Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLJS Inner Circle MembershipListen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month! Want to get your jazz question answered on the podcast? Click here.