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NYC Jazz Guitar Summit
Harmonic and improvisational insight from 16 jazz masters
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About this course
You've studied diligently all year, worked your fingers to the bone and completed all of your assignments on a timely basis. It's time for something a little different. And you deserve a treat for all that hard work. So pack a toothbrush, put on comfortable clothes, grab a couple sets of strings and lock yourself in the shed -- you're going to camp out for a while at the NYC Jazz Guitar Summit with 16 top-notch artists and educators.
This extraordinary learning adventure was made possible by recording artist, monster jazz guitarist and consummate educator Bruce Arnold.
"Over the past six years, I had the pleasure of staging a series of intensive 3-week jazz workshops in New York City. Each year, I invited a cross-section of musicians that I considered to be not only top players and educators but also dynamic innovators and thinkers. With the help of TrueFire, we filmed a truckload of video and then cherry-picked 525 concentrated minutes of our favorite excerpts from 16 of the artists' sessions. It's its the next best thing to having been there yourself."
Indeed, you'll be treated to over 8 1/2 hours of insight, performance examples and engaging perspectives from a veritable who's who of contemporary jazz guitar. And don't let the 'jazz" word scare you off if blues, rock or pop is your bag -- many of the concepts discussed and presented translate very well to any genre of music.
"I tend to think of this NYC Jazz Guitar Summit project as a historical document as well as a teaching tool. It illustrates the musical concepts that are being thought about and implemented by a cross section of dynamic musicians at the beginning of the 21st century, including but certainly not limited to, improvisation in all of its many approaches."
What you'll learn
- Apply motivic development technique to jazz standards
- See practical application of motivic improvisation in context
- Understand the three parent scales and their role in jazz improvisation
- Learning the value of combining techniques from different educators
- Developing a long-term practice mindset for complex material
Release date: 11/15/2013 • 8h 36m runtime
Sample lessons
Family of Four
Sheryl Bailey
Half Mordant
Brad Shepik
Harmonic Minor Scale
Pete McCann
Flat The Third
Gene Ess
What's included
150 lessons • 95 charts
NYC Jazz Guitar Summit
" This is a very special project, and I am gratified to have TrueFire making it available to the public. For six years, I had the pleasure - and the hard work - of putting together a three week course of jazz guitar instruction. Each player I chose to teach in the course was a virtuoso, and also an effective communicator. When I told the folks at TrueFire about it, they immediately wanted to videotape these players and capture their thoughts, and now here is the result. All 525 concentrated minutes of it. So I tend to think of this as not just a teaching tool, which of course it is, in spades. I think of it as a historical document, that shows what kind of musical issues were being thought about and implemented by a cross section of dynamic musicians at the beginning of the 21st century. Improvisation in all its many approaches is discussed, and no matter what genre you are interested in, from jazz to classical music, you will find something here to chew on. I’m proud of this course. It is full of fascinating ideas that are just waiting to be explored." - Bruce Arnold.
Bruce Arnold would like to extend special thanks to the following people for making this project possible:
Rich Maloof, Jim Felber, Gibson Guitars, LaBella Strings, William Bay, Mel Bay Publications, Michael Feldman, Dr. David Schroeder, Dr. Lawrence Ferrara, James Dolan, William Naugle, Vladimir V Golovanevskiy, David Ellefson, Hartley Peavey, Peavey Electronics Corporation, Larry Hartke, Samson Technologies, Michal Shapiro, Bill Asher, Asher Guitars, Dudley Gimpel, Derek Brooks, Helen J Kelly, Greg Bennett, Franklin Straps, Stuart Hamm, Ernie Ball, Jim Bailey, Jim D'Addario, John D’Addario, D’Addario Strings, Rick Jones, Fred Coyner, Dagmar Baeumker, Bernard Levy, Michal Shapiro, Carla DeVore, Planet Waves, The Music Zoo, Acoustic Image Amps, AER Acoustic Amplifiers
Bruce Arnold would like to extend special thanks to the following people for making this project possible:
Rich Maloof, Jim Felber, Gibson Guitars, LaBella Strings, William Bay, Mel Bay Publications, Michael Feldman, Dr. David Schroeder, Dr. Lawrence Ferrara, James Dolan, William Naugle, Vladimir V Golovanevskiy, David Ellefson, Hartley Peavey, Peavey Electronics Corporation, Larry Hartke, Samson Technologies, Michal Shapiro, Bill Asher, Asher Guitars, Dudley Gimpel, Derek Brooks, Helen J Kelly, Greg Bennett, Franklin Straps, Stuart Hamm, Ernie Ball, Jim Bailey, Jim D'Addario, John D’Addario, D’Addario Strings, Rick Jones, Fred Coyner, Dagmar Baeumker, Bernard Levy, Michal Shapiro, Carla DeVore, Planet Waves, The Music Zoo, Acoustic Image Amps, AER Acoustic Amplifiers
Pete McCann
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
Bass Notes C2 Shape
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
C7sus Vamp
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
Splitting Octave
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
Perfect Fourths
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
D Minor Vamp
Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs as a leader; Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight), Most Folks (Omnitone), Parable and You Remind Me of Someone (Palmetto). A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has appeared on over 80 CDs. McCann has performed with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Bobby Previte and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City.
The focus of this series is parent scales. Pete takes a look individually at the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, and Lydian scale and then gives a demonstration of their harmonic applications. The final lesson is a jazz standard that demonstrates the discussed material, and things wrap up with an interview where Pete discusses New York City jazz.
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antcatdog
08/04/20
16 Jazz Master and Variation approach
Learn from 16 NewYork Jazz Master and Variation approach. This course is very comprehensive Their show the way to approach to jazz in all aspect; Melody, Harmony and Rhythm. The 8 /12 hours you will learn many techniques like ornament the note, scale, arppeggio, pattern, motiff development technique, basic rehamonize, jazz language througe classic lick idea, chromatic approch, chord substitute, ear training and many more. For me I take time for a years to learn.
RazorJack
Verified buyer
06/20/20
A treasure trove of jazz inspiration
A goldmine of different jazz flavours to sample for an extraordinary price. Every lesson may not be to your taste but there's such a wealth of material here, from so many great muscians and instructors that you're sure to find plenty of inspiration, whatever styles of jazz you're into. A golden opportunity to add to your musical vocabulary.
JohnSmithers
Verified buyer
04/02/20
Sitting in with the greats
A fine documentary style course with tons of information about all things jazz - und more.It really is like being the fly on the wall, and unique as such.The amount of knowledge gleaned here is immense .A timeless contribution to the musical world.Thank you for this!!
ResoJoe
11/25/19
Guitar Summit
The best jazz guitarists on the scene today! It’s like taking several lessons with each artist. No filler here, it’s all solid information! There is so much in this course that I’ll be working on it for a long time. I like to take small parts of it and work on the concept for a couple of weeks before going back for more. It’s even good to just sit back and watch parts of it as well. I hope makes another course like this from the guitar summit.
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