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Creative Possibilities for Contemporary Jazz Improvisation

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456635638
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Creative Possibilities for Contemporary Jazz Improvisation written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual contains complementary information for that included in my previous texts regarding contemporary jazz improvisation techniques. As we all know John Coltrane revolutionized the harmonic concept of modern jazz sax improvisation. Other performers such as Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordons, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker and Bob Berg also made incredible contributions to Modern sax performance. We must also include trumpet performers such as Freddy Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham, Wallace Roney, Tom Harrel, Randy Brecker and Roy Hargrove among others who also added new sounds and scales to this harmonic concept shift. From a technical perspective the book contains exercises for scale inversions, phrase lines from transcriptions, arpeggios, chromatisms and passing tones (lineal and intervallic structures) applied to: Major Scales +11 Lydian +5 +8 Dominant 7 Altered Symmetric diminished Whole tone scale +11 Lydian flat 7 Minor Scales Minor Dorian mode Minor Major 7 The objective is to play the exercises in all twelve tones starting each phrase from any scale note according to the corresponding chord at any given point. These exercises and line phrases are presented as 8th and 16th notes as rhythmic notations. Arpeggios as well as ascendant and descendant scales will be played in both lineal and intervallic modes. The transcriptions include emblematic line phrases by Keith Jarret, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordons, Freddy Hubbard, Tom Harrel and Wallace Roney. This project is an extension of a ten chapter collection on improvisation by the same author: •Improvise Now •240 Chromatic Exercises + 1165 Jazz Lines Phrases •Herbie Hancock. The Blue Note Years •John Coltrane & Michael Brecker Legacy •Chris Potter Jazz Styles •Bidirectional Contemporary Jazz Improvisation •New Conception for Linear & Intervalic Jazz Improvisation •Stage of the Art: Postbop Intervalic Jazz Improvisation Exercises and Line Phrases. •Common Tone Sequences for Contemporary Jazz Improvisation •Inventions and Dimensions Michael Brecker Jazz Style

Improvising the Score

Author : Gretchen L. Carlson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496840739
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Book Synopsis Improvising the Score by : Gretchen L. Carlson

Download or read book Improvising the Score written by Gretchen L. Carlson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Awards for Books of the Year—Honorable Mention Recipient On December 4, 1957, Miles Davis revolutionized film soundtrack production, improvising the score for Louis Malle’s Ascenseur pour l’échafaud. A cinematic harbinger of the French New Wave, Ascenseur challenged mainstream filmmaking conventions, emphasizing experimentation and creative collaboration. It was in this environment during the late 1950s to 1960s, a brief “golden age” for jazz in film, that many independent filmmakers valued improvisational techniques, featuring soundtracks from such seminal figures as John Lewis, Thelonious Monk, and Duke Ellington. But what of jazz in film today? Improvising the Score: Rethinking Modern Film Music through Jazz provides an original, vivid investigation of innovative collaborations between renowned contemporary jazz artists and prominent independent filmmakers. The book explores how these integrative jazz-film productions challenge us to rethink the possibilities of cinematic music production. In-depth case studies include collaborations between Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee (Malcolm X, When the Levees Broke), Dick Hyman and Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters), Antonio Sánchez and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman), and Mark Isham and Alan Rudolph (Afterglow). The first book of its kind, this study examines jazz artists’ work in film from a sociological perspective, offering rich, behind-the-scenes analyses of their unique collaborative relationships with filmmakers. It investigates how jazz artists negotiate their own “creative labor,” examining the tensions between improvisation and the conventionally highly regulated structures, hierarchies, and expectations of filmmaking. Grounded in personal interviews and detailed film production analysis, Improvising the Score illustrates the dynamic possibilities of integrative artistic collaborations between jazz, film, and other contemporary media, exemplifying its ripeness for shaping and invigorating twenty-first-century arts, media, and culture.

Music and the Creative Spirit

Author : Lloyd Peterson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810852845
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Music and the Creative Spirit written by Lloyd Peterson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music and the Creative Spirit is a book of interviews with today's innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde, including Pat Metheny, Regina Carter, Fred Anderson, John Zorn, Joshua Redman, and others.

Creative Jazz Improvisation

Author : Scott Reeves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000575594
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Creative Jazz Improvisation written by Scott Reeves and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading textbook in jazz improvisation, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition represents a compendium of knowledge and practice resources for the university classroom, suitable for all musicians looking to develop and sharpen their soloing skills. Logically organized and guided by a philosophy that encourages creativity, this book presents practical advice beyond the theoretical, featuring exercises in twelve keys, ear training and keyboard drills, a comprehensive catalog of relevant songs to learn, and a wide range of solo transcriptions, each transposed for C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments. Chapters highlight discussions of jazz theory - covering topics such as major scale modes, forms, chord substitutions, melodic minor modes, diminished and whole-tone modes, pentatonic scales, intervallic improvisation, free improvisation, and more - while featuring updated content throughout on the nuts and bolts of learning to improvise. New to the Fifth Edition: Co-author Tom Walsh Additional solo transcriptions featuring the work of female and Latino jazz artists A new chapter, “Odd Meters” A robust companion website featuring additional exercises, ear training, play-along tracks, tunes, call and response tracks, keyboard voicings, and transcriptions, alongside Spotify and YouTube links to many of the featured solos Rooted in an understanding that there is no one right way to learn jazz, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition explores the means and methods for developing one’s jazz vocabulary and improvisational techniques.

Creative Improvisation

Author : R. T. Dean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Creative Improvisation written by R. T. Dean and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Conceptions for Linear and Intervalic Jazz Improvisation

Author : Diaz Olegario
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 145663089X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Book Synopsis New Conceptions for Linear and Intervalic Jazz Improvisation by : Diaz Olegario

Download or read book New Conceptions for Linear and Intervalic Jazz Improvisation written by Diaz Olegario and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a summary of both exercises and improvisation lines designed to enhance contemporary jazz style techniques. The book covers scales, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz line phrases from transcribed solos. These exercises should be transposed to all twelve (12) tones in order to achieve perfect coordination.Major, minor and dominant chords, extended to their highest level, scale wise, arpeggios and chromatic passages.There are none signature centers, therefore, all these exercises will be written accidental way.

Modern Concepts in Jazz Improvisation

Author : David Baker
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457427015
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Modern Concepts in Jazz Improvisation written by David Baker and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent book designed to assist musicians with their performance of contemporary (post be-bop) jazz. It focuses on utilizing fourths, pentatonics, modes, bitonals and other contemporary materials when improvising. Numerous examples, suggested reading and recording examples are also included.

Post Bop Contemporary Jazz Extensions

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456640704
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Post Bop Contemporary Jazz Extensions written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2023 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers new concepts regarding post-bop and contemporary jazz improvisation in a practical way. It is aimed at intermediate to advanced students. It provides new tools for performance in contemporary jazz improvisation. It covers all of my previously published books and adds brand new exercises and line phrases form transcriptions. Chromatic, linear, intervalic, arpeggios, extensions and passing tones in accordance to the chord and scale at any given time are included. Each exercise is transported to be played in all 12 keys. Always remember, JAZZ IS ALIVE.

The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation

Author : Dan Haerle
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457494086
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation by : Dan Haerle

Download or read book The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation written by Dan Haerle and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1980 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation text, but a pedagogical reference providing the information musicians need to pursue any activity they wish.

Jerry Bergonzi

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456639161
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Jerry Bergonzi written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book celebrates the creative plasticity of musical improvisation. Aimed at those who want to delve into the new dynamics with line phrases that help develop and strengthen their personal style as a performer. These line phrases have been produced from transcriptions with the Post-Bop Style applied by the virtuoso Jerry Bergonzi, with whom I have had the honor of sharing this and many of my works, receiving wonderful feedback that invites me to continue with these works, fueled by the creative impulse. These lines and exercises have been executed in 12 keys and, at the same time, rhythmically reconfigured and reinterpreted with my personal stamp, which responds to the notion that there are no fixed patterns. That interpretation is constantly evolving, moving us away from static and repetitive phrases that could stagnate or stifle our creative gene. This method can perfectly be applied to all instruments. It is written in 8th and 16th notes patterns and executed without a given key signature. An open concept that also provides exercises to promote linear, intervalic, ascending and descending execution. While this book can be a source of inspiration for many and their craft, it is an honor for me to dedicate hours of personal study as well as deciphering the language of Jerry Bergonzi to offer a new and organic tool as a contribution to universal jazz improvisation.

Common Sense Tone Sequences for Contemporary Jazz Improvisation

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456632760
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Common Sense Tone Sequences for Contemporary Jazz Improvisation written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a summary of both exercises and improvisation lines designed to enhance Common Tone Sequences. The book covers scales, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz line phrases from transcribed solos. These exercises should be transposed to all twelve (12) tones in order to achieve perfect coordination.Major, minor and dominant chords, extended to their highest level, scale wise, arpeggios and chromatic passages. There are no signature centers, therefore, all these exercises will be written accidental way.This project is an extension of a 7 chapter collection on improvisation by the same author:¥Improvise Now¥240 Chromatic Exercises + 1165 Jazz Lines Phrases¥Herbie Hancock. The Blue Note Years¥John Coltrane & Michael Brecker Legacy¥Chris Potter Jazz Styles¥Bidirectional Contemporary Jazz Improvisation¥New Conception for Linear & Intervalic Jazz Improvisation¥State of the Art: Postbop Intervalic Jazz Improvisation Exercises and Line Phrases.

Essential Tools for Post-Bop Cutting Edge Jazz Improvisation

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456638009
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Essential Tools for Post-Bop Cutting Edge Jazz Improvisation written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-Bop is a modern jazz style that continues the distinguishing characteristics that separate jazz from the world of pop and rock; swing rhythm and extended harmonies (9th chords 11ths, altered chords, etc). Post-Bop grew out of the Hard Bop genre during the early to mid 60s as musicians such as Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock began to introduce more extended harmonies, abstract structures and looser rhythms in their playing and compositions. When Hancock and Shorter joined Miles Davis's quintet in the mid-60s, that group became the perfect vehicle for extending the boundaries of what could happen in a Post-Bop format. The Miles Davis Quintet albums, "Nefertiti" and "Sorcer", continue to be pinnacles of Post-Bop composition and performance. Some styles of free modal jazz, such as Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", are also part of the Post-Bop sound. Although there are still some musicians, such as Kenny Garret, who play in that style, mostly that sound has been fading since the early 70s. Of course, theory doesn't come close to explaining music. If music is a language, theory is just grammar. More important than grammar is knowing the vocabulary that comes from listening, with awareness, to great players, and playing as much as possible. Beyond grammar and vocabulary is the ability to communicate with listeners to "tell a story," and to reach an audience on an emotional, or even spiritual, level.

Bidirectional Contemporary Jazz Improvisation for All Instruments

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456628682
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Bidirectional Contemporary Jazz Improvisation for All Instruments written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a summary of exercises and jazz improvisation lines designed to improve contemporary jazz style techniques. The book is divided in scale, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz lines phrases from Brecker, Berg, Mintzer, Coltrane, Henderson, etc. These exercises should be transposed to all twelve (12) tones, so we can achieve perfect coordination. Major, minor and dominant chords, extended to their highest level, scale wise, arpeggios and chromatic passages. There are none signature centers, so all these exercises will be worked accidentally. This project is an extension of my last five books of improvisation: * Improvise Now * 240 Chromatic Exercises + 1165 Jazz Lines Phrases * Herbie Hancock The Blue Note Years * John Coltrane & Michael Brecker Legacy * Chris Potter Jazz Styles

Wayne Shorter Retrospective

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456642669
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Wayne Shorter Retrospective written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2023-11-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the heart of modern jazz with "Iconic Line Phrases from Transcription Solos and Linear Intervalic Chord Scale Exercises for All Instruments" by Olegario Díaz. This indispensable guide offers musicians a deep exploration into the techniques of post-bop and contemporary jazz improvisation. With a tribute to the legendary Wayne Shorter, Díaz interweaves the spirit of Shorter's groundbreaking work into each lesson, crafting a curriculum that extends beyond mere scales and arpeggios. This book is an assemblage of Díaz's refined educational methods, presenting an array of exercises that will enhance the chromatic and intervalic understanding of the aspiring jazz artist. The inclusion of transcribed solos morphs into inventive exercises, ensuring that each phrase will embolden your improvisational skills. For those dedicated to mastering the craft, every exercise is designed to be transposed into all 12 keys, facilitating a comprehensive practice routine. Whether you are an intermediate enthusiast or an advanced player, this book is your gateway to unlocking the secrets of jazz giants and infusing their essence into your performances. With its blend of rigorous training and homage to jazz royalty, this book is not just a study guide--it's a journey through the lineage of jazz. Embrace the challenge and let "Iconic Line Phrases from Transcription Solos and Linear Intervalic Chord Scale Exercises for All Instruments" be the key to your next breakthrough in the world of jazz.

Bob Berg Iconic Jazz Style

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456640089
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Bob Berg Iconic Jazz Style written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2023 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz players tend to be good sharers and good listeners--the qualities are virtually obligatory in often spontaneously conceived ensemble music. And the respect that the best players command can frequently be measured by the behavior of their fellow professionals in the audience. Bob Berg, the lean, flint-featured American saxophonist, often received that kind of attention. Berg's particular skill was the kind of high-energy, tenor-sax style that became ubiquitous after the 1960s, an avalanche of hard-edged sounds, dissonant high-register brays and a dense, accumulative melodic approach. Berg's technique, though not the equal of his contemporary Michael Brecker, was good enough to avoid emphasizing the idea that any of this was an effort (thereby relieving it of grandstanding effects) But, like Sonny Rollins (whom he often resembled), Bob Berg's unaccompanied soliloquies and intros could be among his most remarkable achievements--a little drier and less inclined to quotation and irony than Rollins, but almost as full of heart and surprise. Berg had developed a saxophone style ideally suited to a groove-based but melodically freewheeling music, Through it all, Berg's solos combine clear virtuosity with vivid thematic construction. Eminently accessible without sacrificing integrity, Remembering Bob Berg serves as a bittersweet reminder of a loss that, sadly, is greater than many truly realize. This book covers new concepts regarding post-bop and cut-ting edge jazz improvisation in a practical way. It is aimed at intermediate to advanced students. It provides new tools for performance in contemporary jazz improvisation. It covers all of my previously published books and adds brand new exercises and line phrases form transcriptions. Chromatic, linear, intervalic, arpeggios, extensions and passing tones in accordance to the chord and scale at any given time are included. Each exercise is transported to be played in all 12 keys. Always remember, JAZZ IS ALIVE.

Creative Jazz Improvisation

Author : Scott D. Reeves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Creative Jazz Improvisation written by Scott D. Reeves and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-organized book combines all of the techniques that jazz musicians practice into a comprehensive whole. It covers practice patterns and scales in all keys and tempos, transcribing solos of master improvisers, learning the jazz repertoire, and playing with other musicians. Chapter topics include how to practice, creatively improvise, and teach improvisation; major innovators; important contributors; women in jazz; chord substitutions; scales; and form. Each chapter also contains theory and ear exercises.

Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years

Author : Olegario Diaz
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456622064
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years written by Olegario Diaz and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This theoretical book is meant to improve contemporary jazz styles techniques for all musician players of modern jazz. These exercises were made as an extension of my book "240 Chromatic Exercises + 1165 Jazz Lines Phrases For The Modern Improviser".