How to Play More Interesting Improvised Lines

How to Play More Interesting Improvised Lines - with Chad Lefkowitz-Brown

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Jay Metcalf has a discussion with saxophonist Chad LB about how to play more interesting improvised lines.
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@Saxologic 4 жыл бұрын

Oh let me get some popcorn. I am about to watch this start to finishhhhhhhhhh

@klingonz323 3 жыл бұрын

Mario kart lick!!!!

@Jryderkinsey 3 жыл бұрын

Hi saxologic I’m subscribed to you :)

@ChadLefkowitzBrown 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jay!! So great to hang with you :)

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

thank you bro! Glad we got to do this before the shutdown.

@ChadLefkowitzBrown 4 жыл бұрын

Better Sax absolutely!

@kennyr1161 4 жыл бұрын

Chad LB Bro imma big fan are u ever gonna come to Memphis?

@user-bl1ft7qs1j 4 жыл бұрын

Kenny R nah

@jazxsaxophonist23 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a Boston Sax Shop custom strap?

@boogiejed5485 4 жыл бұрын

I discovered Chad 10 days ago and working his exercises every day for a 2-3 hours is really improving my playing much faster than before

@jazzriver 2 ай бұрын

My two most favorite KZfaqrs! Thanks for all the great material.

@ShoheiU 4 жыл бұрын

I've been a fan of both channels for a while, and it's great to see both you and Mr. LB come together like this!

@derekakien7379 4 жыл бұрын

Never heard of this guy Chad. What a player!!! Nice improvs on this lesson. Thanks for introducing him ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

@ProfessorBear510 4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy I just got my sax back from the shop and upgraded to a Selmer 80 C*. So happy. It need a full workup. Pricey but so worth it. Thank you for the inspiration to get back into sax!

@KevinBene 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these are possibly the most potent exercises for ingraining jazz vocabulary into your playing. Love it!!

@calebprovencher7727 4 жыл бұрын

These are some really great excersizes. I watched one of his masterclasses and he even provides more things to practice along with different approaches to things. I am about to have to give my school back it's tenor that I'm borrowing, so I will sadly have to take a break from sax until I can afford a new one :( but at least I can practice clarinet stuff.

@andrewcasillas1765 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched this video so many times! I go back to those scales you showed and pause the screen and grind going through it over and over. Thank you so much for putting this video together and helping inspire so many musicians! :)

@bettersax 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@davidpriest535 4 жыл бұрын

I can't express how greatfull I am for your time put into this channel! I only bought a saxophone 3 days ago 28/4, I have played guitar for a long time and have always been interested in the thought of a sax, I only wish I had got one along time ago, having the two instruments at hand and being in lockdown has allowed me to dabble in music all day long switching between the two. It has made playing so much more engaging for me! Finding you and your channel has amazed me so I had to thank you for passing on your knowledge! Which is fairly expensive and shout get me more than started 👍

@guywithdogs 4 жыл бұрын

It's only been a couple of weeks in "shut down and isolate" mode, but it was weird seeing the handshake and hug at the beginning when the door opened. How quickly things change. Thanks for this very informative lesson, both of you!

@ericleija9287 4 жыл бұрын

Chad's level of theory is far beyond my casual level as a player. I watch some of his videos, then just quit watching because I can't keep up. Jay, break downs like this are what make you such a great teacher! I can actually take something he did and now apply it to my practice.

@Nestor_Fernandez 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Chad is a great Sax player inspiring us every day!

@Ferrichrome 4 жыл бұрын

my man CHAD LB! I've been listening to his music and vids for awhile now. such a great guy. the sax is indeed a deadly weapon.

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

ikr chad is so good with his playing

@yehudalichtenstein574 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I Appreciate you so much for putting in the time to make such quality videos, with good explanations, examples, charts and everything. And the fact that you give respect to other sax players and artists in general, is great.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jonathandollin8604 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jay! Thanks for continuing to post these videos! I'm a sax teacher who is now teaching solely from home using video conferencing, and your videos + video from other bloggers is adds a bright spark to my day and helps me to be a better player and teacher. Stay safe and healthy Mate! (From Australia)

@michaelreiley9013 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve just been getting back into sax again after a few years. Found your channel last week and I was just about to see if you had any improv videos when I found this one, great timing!

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

good to hear. thanks

@francogiardino1 4 жыл бұрын

Jay. Love your channel! Keep going forward with this kind of interview content. Awesome video! 👏👏👏

@yasushia 4 жыл бұрын

Jay, I love your channel and especially love these interviews with pro players and experts in the realted fields! I was a subscriber of Chad’s channel before I became yours 😁, so it’s fun to find out that you know each other! I’ve been playing the horn over 30 years, but I have missed some basic stuff, and probably like everybody else who’s been playing for a long time, I neglated to pay attention to many of the details that you’ve been covering in your videos, and very helpful! Keep up the great work!!

@parkerpolen 4 жыл бұрын

I purchased Chad's 10 Jazz Musician Warmups far prior to this video, but this video really describes WHY one would practice this and and how they can apply what is being practiced. Awesome!

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

glad this helped.

@tomcalder7526 4 жыл бұрын

There are lots of videos from lots of people, some better than others. Jay's are consistently excellent and helpful. He involves very good people (like Chad in this video) and he is always worth checking out. Thanks and keep it going!

@mmmdisciple 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for a Great video and great interview. Two great sax players and educators. Awesome job. Invaluable to the many learning. Keep up the great work!

@toro.boy.music.98 4 жыл бұрын

Two of the very best on youtube!

@JRNL75 4 жыл бұрын

Chad has great material. I purchased some stuff including the 10 warm-up exercises and it's great (includes these exercises and more). Well worth the money. Jay does help to understand the concepts.

@vriverad 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it!!! These interviews are gold.

@donstapp1130 2 жыл бұрын

As a beginner in learning the alto sax I am having alot of fun and discovering a new talent that I posses. And a good way to escape the calamities of the day. Thank you for allowing me and other people with the same desires to enjoy learning and you sharing the great talents that you posses. Sax Away!

@sergej100qca4 4 жыл бұрын

Great lessons! Chad is one of my favourite players. Both of you are amazing! Please do more improv lessons.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

will do thanks.

@robstevens9590 4 жыл бұрын

So cool to see you 2 together!

@FarrinD12 4 жыл бұрын

Two awesome players with great resources to pull from, thanks guys!

@hudsonlybarger7786 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I love chads work and I recently bought two of his books

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

great to hear.

@repsoc 4 жыл бұрын

THIS is what I've been missing, thank you so much!

@dcp8nts 4 жыл бұрын

So colorful! Hey, i just ordered the neck strap you were wearing, Jay. Thanks again for another great vid. I hope all is well in your world.

@tctc2470 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting and in typical BetterSax fashion, top notch quality and so well done...that said, I must admit that videos like this honestly dissuade me from wanting to play the horn. I picked up the sax very late in life and feel that I’m doing pretty well until I watch a video that reminds me how little I know about the instrument and music as a whole. I’m doing my damndest to simply hear the chord change while trying to catch my breath and stay ahead of the beat and this guy leads me to believe that if I’m not thinking about the Chromatic 5th note on a Bebop scale and the 4th note following the 1st note that someone in the audience is going to be able to tell that I don’t know what the hell Im doing? It’s like one of those terrible dreams where you go in to take a test only to realize that you missed all of the classes and are the only one that has no idea what’s going on..Do you need incredible mental capacity to be doing such deep thinking while also trying to play? Do you have to play and study for 10 hours per day to be even decent with this thing? I have a passion for the horn like nothing I’ve ever done but sincerely feel like saying the hell with it after listening to something like this.

@lohunney 4 жыл бұрын

This is literally exactly what I needed!!!!!!! This is a saxophone players dream! Love both saxophone players they're great! best video for me by far!!!!!!!!!!

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

ikr its so good to see how chad solos and everything

@thecontinentalist8816 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see and hear Chad and Jay play these exercises as something resembling normal human speed. Great resources !

@xaviercoll 4 жыл бұрын

Chad and you .... great association !!!! Thanks !

@bilikins84 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay and Chad! I got a few of these books a couple of weeks ago and they certainly turn up the fun/challenge factor in working on scales and technique!! They have especially helped in getting to know how to best utilise alternate fingerings - particularly F sharp and B flat... and when done slow, also helps with improving tuning and intonation.... Got a long way to go though, and not applied yet into improv, but it's all good learning ... Exercises 4 and 6 are killer!

@saxojohn 4 жыл бұрын

The series you've been making, chatting with the known youtubers playing sax, is really great! I've been a subscriber long before that but gotta say, it really piked my interest :) It's a lot of work but rest assured we appreciate it a lot

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you're enjoying the videos.

@Flicky_Clicky 4 жыл бұрын

muahahaha, you mean *chadding* with the known youtubers??

@floatsmyboat9159 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks Jay and Chad! Interestingly my teacher just recommended I start practicing my dim6th scales, which are the same as your 8 note Major Bebop scale with the additional flat 6. I can see how useful they are now! Barry Harris was a big fan of these too I believe.

@Dimitris.Slampeas 2 жыл бұрын

His sound is from another world 🖤🖤🖤

@maskerband 4 жыл бұрын

Love this channel! Love chad’s channel. Thank you🙏🎉

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

yeah chad and jay have very good channels

@guydelorme417 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Jay, This lesson is very interesting, not only that I learned a great lesson, (hours of practice) but also a great saxophonist. I am 77 yeas old and this will keep occupied for a while at least during this crisis. Great video.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

thanks. This one exercise is a good amount of work if you take it around all the keys..

@ekesamuel8795 4 жыл бұрын

Wow jay! I never really saw this one coming... Great job guys! I have always had the challenge of finding time to practice consistently.... So i guess i can say thank goodness for this apocalyptic break. Big shout out to Chad! Im going to practically eat these exercises 😎

@FacundoTorresArte 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is really useful for me

@solomoncaraway7717 4 жыл бұрын

Really well made video and interview, keep up the good work Jay!

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

agree

@insite2life 4 жыл бұрын

So much to learn ...well time to dig in!

@UandMisterG 4 жыл бұрын

Two great saxophonist and generous pedagogist!! Thx a lot!

@nandhannatarajan2127 4 жыл бұрын

This is like exactly what I've been looking for!

@dannyg839 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You for this GREATE video!!! THIS IS THE BEST KZfaq CHANELI'm a saxohone player of Belgium, i make videos to (I started). I have been watching all your'e video's and i am so happy that i founf you!!!!!! Keep it up, you're the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@DavoBowRowe 4 жыл бұрын

this has so quickly become the GO TO sax channel

@LuanneFose 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear Jay and Chad play a duet together in physical distance from one another. I loved the Chad LB Big Band recording last week. So cool! Thanks for the hard work.

@KadrianThomas 4 жыл бұрын

Jay, thank you so much for this lesson. You are amazing bro.

@matteur11 4 жыл бұрын

Two amazing people right here! Great video thank you man!

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jaysonshawnpaul5166 4 жыл бұрын

I just learned about scales, so this is a little above my head. But great information.

@chriselston7046 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this one, Jay. I've only been practising the chromatic approach exercise for an hour or so and already it's giving me some new improvisational possibilities. I'm using the D major exercise over the first 8 bars of Miss Jones (alto sax key) and it seems to me to fit perfectly. (And I've bought Chad's book.)

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Tunes like that which stay in the same key for a while are great for practicing this concept.

@Chris-jo3nb 4 жыл бұрын

Really clear explanation on a practical technique .

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@claragary 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys!! Great advice!!!👍

@eugeneamponsah1876 4 жыл бұрын

You are a veeeeery good teacher, Jay. Chad is great too. I’m trying to get some of your books from your webpage. Great job!

@emmarawiczsax Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@chaddavid9675 4 жыл бұрын

so much inspiring!!❤

@pablokesler7824 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! This really makes me want to practice

@KrisVComm 4 жыл бұрын

Super helpful video! Really nice content. Thank you

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

yeah so helpful

@stefanjurgensen7295 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@jonathaneriveracolon5207 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I don’t have a sax but I love to see this tutorial videos thank you so much

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

i know right jay is very helpful with his videos

@frankzona9867 4 жыл бұрын

I grabbed Chad's exercise book. A good start

@aleksiheikkila8224 4 жыл бұрын

You Make the best saxophone videos

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

ikr its so good

@johnchapin7707 4 жыл бұрын

Great, great, and double great.

@math469u 4 жыл бұрын

Love these theory videos

@luciocarosaxplayer 3 жыл бұрын

really cool video! really like it!

@stangetz534 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for breaking it down. Makes it much more clear writing out the exercise.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@stangetz534 4 жыл бұрын

@@bettersax This will keep me busy through quarantine! Thanks again Jay. Maybe do a show on how we all can play together via zoom or other web conferencing technology as that seems to be our predicament for the next few months. Stay safe!

@Michael-ol7wm 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for sharing

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@davidstuart4489 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought Chad's book. Whoa! Very cool - I'll be busy for awhile!

@ksenos69 4 жыл бұрын

It's all Greek to me, what you guys are talking about... and I'm Greek, literally... Regardless, as long as you stopped talking and started playing, it all made sense. Fragmented information for a strict by-ear-playing, music-theory "analphabet", amateur saxophone player like me, listening to what you show, is a treasure.

@GuitSiva 4 жыл бұрын

Good job folks 👏 Thanks so much 🙏 Warm cheers 😊 God bless 🙏🎸🎶😊

@russelegler393 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bettersax Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@iloverumi 4 жыл бұрын

great info

@StoneysWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

O wait, this is Jay’s channel hahaa subscribed to both so I was confused haha

@TheFra091 4 жыл бұрын

Pazzesco, quando lo guardi vedo della luce nei tuoi occhi!!! TOP

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

Chad is my fravouite saxophone player !!

@MichaIsraelKovler 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and exercise. Thanks Jay. Speaking of soul playing (GounterMcSnounter) Perhaps we will be lucky to meet Nick Homes at your channel - that is after the world restarts...

@regparham4793 4 жыл бұрын

Great content. Thanks!

@hughsmithau33 4 жыл бұрын

so good jay

@shewinmiller7340 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@andrewcranmer9653 4 жыл бұрын

Huge thumbs up

@joeblankenship377 4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for some jazz exercises and warmups just like this. There's so many books out there and I have no idea which one to get. I'm gonna go look at Chad's stuff.

@fargglad1 4 жыл бұрын

I bought his stuff, and honestly, there are some good exercises, however, you can basically just find it all for free on his channel

@Osnosis 4 жыл бұрын

The price is very reasonable; most is not complicated, but to maser the material the way Chad has is years of practice. I have benefited incredibly from his material and having the good fortune of taking a few lessons when he did teach privately.

@oluwatosinobaseki4087 4 жыл бұрын

Great!

@marvkromash6428 4 жыл бұрын

This presentation is one for me to save....two great saxophonists hanging out. Chad LB has always reminded me of the intelligence and artistry of Michael Brecker,, and the technical expertise of Coltrane and Bird. And Jay, in addition to your excellence as a melodic saxophonist, you have many times taught less advanced sax players like myself the joy of making music with the instrument that I wish I had learned to play when I was a much younger man.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marv.

@Nanoci62 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable !!!

@rreganjjohnn 4 жыл бұрын

I love it, even though your conversations frequently went way over my head skill-wise, (I am not nearly close to bebop impro) I just love listening to great sax players discussing helpful techniques

@pokespencer23 4 жыл бұрын

John Regan Hi John. Something to help you not be lost. Listen to the interview again, as soon as you hear a term or word you don’t understand write it down . Then google it. Do this for the whole interview and I hope it clears it up.

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John.

@disaster6721 4 жыл бұрын

i just moved into my own first place and i am thinking about picking up Sax, since its an instrument that has always enchanted me in someway. So i started reading up on it like the diff. kinds of Saxophones ect, and ofcourse i started watching beginner guides and tipps and tricks when starting as a newbi. When i saw them at first i was kinda scared abit with so many buttons and it just looked complicated to me the whole thing ^^ but after watching some of your Vids on Improvised playing i also saw how simple and easy it can be to creat something that sounds already good maybe i am getting to motivated here haha but now i just cant resist the urge to get my hands on a Saxophone and just try it for myself and see what happens :) (sorry if my gramma ect is nonsense or just bad ^^ Greetings from germany)

@SlashnKashmir 4 жыл бұрын

Once again I would like to thank the incredible Mr. Botti for introducing this amazing talent.

@user-qs9tx8vj7v 2 жыл бұрын

Чед..приятный человек и музыкант...прекрасное владение инструментом и гармонией, приятно видеть и слышать!

@stephenpower1 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see Chad using a SYOS mouthpiece. I got one in their recent sale, for $99. It's as good as any $300 mouthpiece, and really cuts. I use it for faster jazz and blues tunes. UPDATE: I JUST BOUGHT Chad's warmup exercises book, with your discount code. A bargain! Thanks. :)

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

great!

@ersinarslanturk7687 2 жыл бұрын

thnks

@user-bl1ft7qs1j 4 жыл бұрын

great vid

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@StoneysWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt expect to see Jay!

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

tricked you...

@LionelAlbert 4 жыл бұрын

1:07 Very true !

@mawmaw2472 4 жыл бұрын

youve helped me so much through my alto sax journey also really want that reed geek but i cant get it due to corona what should i do

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

wait, till you can get one and then order it. there are much more important things people are going without these days..

@DZP...MusicForANewWorld 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jay that was great and you sounded great on your improv example! When you were blowing over the Major chord progression were you having to think over "each chord" and change gears so to speak for each chord or did you apply Chad's concept to the " I major scale" for all the chords in the progression?

@bettersax 4 жыл бұрын

Good question. At first, you can just apply the exercise to get used to hearing it in context over the backing track, but you want to get to the point where you know the different chord tones of the chords you are playing over even if they are all in the same key. this way you can aim for and land on the chord tones where the changes take place. This will give your lines direction and make them more melodic.

@BGroveski 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jay, can you do a tutorial on how to use the Sure MV88+ Mic that you had on your sax player Christmas list? I got one and I'm kind of struggling with how to use it/best practices for recording. Thank you for the great content, as always.