Introducing: "Blues & Rhythm Changes in All Keys" - the new jazz aid
Hello! My name is
Evan Tate
and I'm a professional saxophonist and instructor with over 20 years of experience. I am currently on the jazz faculty of the
University of Music and the Performing Arts
in Munich, Germany, an Endorser for
Julius Keilwerth Saxophones
, and host of the "First and Only Saxophone Workshop on the Web as a Podcast" -
The SaxTips Podcast
.
I have created "Blues & Rhythm Changes in All Keys"
in order to pass on to YOU the techniques I have
learned from my instructors and have taught to my more than 100 students over
the past 20 years!
You too can learn to master jazz improvisation
systematically and faster than ever before!
You're listening to
your favorite players and you're wishing that you can play at least
nearly as good as they are and do a lot of practice to get there. But
your efforts don't seem to get you any closer.
Starting out
I know how you feel.
When I was a kid just starting out in jazz improvisation, I listened to jazz,
tried to learn the melodies to tunes, tried to learn to improvise per the
"Chord/Scale" method, played transcribed solos, imitate players from
records - everything I could possibly think of. At one point, while I was
practicing
Charlie Parker solos, I realized that I really
didn't understand what he was doing. It all sounded great, but the noted he was
playing to the chords, theoretically, didn't make sense. But it must
somehow
be right, right?
So, I continued to practice in blind faith.
Trusting that
one day I'll be able to understand.
The
"Aha" Effect!
Finally, after
2 years of practicing and
playing, I began to understand what was going on! "Oh, man! THAT'S what he's
doing!" After that, everything seemed so simple and my improvising
improved 100% , almost overnight!
In my book "
Blues & Rhythm Changes in All Keys" I want to give you the tools to improve your playing and to be able to
play like your favorites whether they be
John Coltrane, Miles Davis,
Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker , or any other
player you'd like to emanate.
Much more than
just exercises!
Included in the book are
"Improv Etudes" on Blues and "Rhythm Changes" in all keys.
Just as Etudes (Studies) are used in learning the language of classical music,
"Improv Etudes" are used here to learn and understand the jazz improvisational
language.
The "Improv Etudes" are designed to help you:
- super-charge your ears
- build your technique
- improve your soloing in all keys
- develop your own style!
Have you ever
practiced licks off a recording or book of solo transcriptions and have been
"waiting" until it finally becomes part of your own playing style?
Well,
you know that that seems to take
FOREVER!
"Improv Etudes"
provide a solution to your dilemma! While learning to use "Improv
Etudes" you use the most effective way to incorporate any lick into your solos
faster than ever before! You will learn
to play exactly the way you'd like and
save hundreds of hours in
practice time !
Take you favorite licks out of these solos (or any other solos you have) and
incorporate them into your playing using "Improv Etudes".
- Impress your friends, family and colleagues with
your new soloing skills!
- Stand out among the crowd!
- Become popular in your local jazz scene!