Re: How can you improve your jazz playing?


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Posted by Paul Weissenborn on February 10, 2004 at 15:42:50:

In Reply to: How can you improve your jazz playing? posted by MR. SQUARE on February 09, 2004 at 21:07:38:

Having not read all the posts (lazy me), I'll say what I'm sure has been stated. Listen to good jazz as much as possible and put yourself in situations where you have to do it. I was thrust into a dixie situation about fifteen years ago with NO jazz experience at all. Yeah the first month or two really stunk.. But now I crave the chance to do jazz gigs because making music as you go is such a relief when most of your life has been sitting in a practice room 'perfecting' excerpts and solos.

Above all, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!!

my .03


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