You're one of my favorite pianist on KZfaq. I watched your videos when I was younger because I wanted to play Jazz. But things changed, I decided to pursue art instead. Now I watch your videos to put a smile on my face.

I learn music from Kent Hewitt. He can teach anyone if he can teach me. This video is way above my head, but I understood it, finally. I needed to watch it several times, and I’m going to watch it several more, but the lesson got through. This is great teaching; Kent is a great professor. I’m proud to say I study with Kent.

you are one of the best teachers on youtube, i sincerely appreciate these videos. thanks a bunch, hope you’re well

Better than ever

Best jazz KZfaqr and best song.... what else 😍

The fastest 25 minutes in history. Well explained KH.

BRAVO, Maestro KH! Like most of your fans, I come for the MUSIC, and you always deliver! 🎵❤️🎶

What a fantastic lesson in diminished patterns, and the use of Bass notes to represent the Dominant 7th Flat 9. Very insightful indeed. You are a maestro..!

I've watched quite a few vids on locked hands, but they only went as far as explaining the maj 6 and dim chords. You have unlocked the rest of the theory for me and I can't thank you enough .

I watched all 25 min in the morning because it's my fav song.

Great lesson, cant wait to practice it. Please, provide this technique applied to another song in a separate video. Many thanks and all the best to you!

Outstanding lecture, real value here by Kent who unlocks these jazz musical mysteries in a very open and informative manner. Highly recommended.

You deserve awards for your teaching.

This makes unified sense of a lot of stuff I've kind of figured out in a fragmented way. Many thanks.

I just love the movement of your inner voices and the harmonies they produce. Truly innovative and unique, yet swing like crazy. Thanks Kent. This made my day. It's my second favorite song. Autumn leaves is the top.

You just opened my eyes. I was never comfortable learning Piano Jazz but with guitar we do that often. Now is so much clear!

I always loved your videos. But now I am distracted by that beautiful panorama of your window :D so nice

Hello Kent! It's me, Christian. We had some wonderful chats a few years ago. I have a gig as a piano teacher now, classical and jazz. Still learning, as we all do. I'm very happy to see that you are fine and still teaching all these killer techniques and concepts. Love the George Shearing (as I call it) voicing technique! My dad explained it to me. It was/is extensively used in four voice writing for the big band (four Bb trumpets, four trombones and five saxes: 2 alto, 2 tenor and one bari). Pure class!

Bring it on. It's really above my level, as I don't get to play, anywhere near as much as I'd like, but it's something to consider when my brain needs a workout...and it sounds nice. Make another video.

Thanks, Kent!

Thank you for this lesson. So helpful. You are a great teacher. Thank you.

Great kent Thank you so much for teaching us those wonderful harmony secrets

Thanks again Kent.. this is very useful. I've recently been working with block chords and have several George Shearing books and it's great to apply it to tunes like Fly me to the Moon. Lucian

Thanks Kent! This ties in with Pat Martino's parental root of all chords lesson and Richie Zellon's recent excellent visit to the private lessons he got from Pat, both viewed on youtube. Your explanation zooms it in for me and gives some practical points to explore. No plateau here.

Kent..this was a super video..no wonder why I have always loved George G. Beautiful diminished patterns ..love the left hand melody accompaniment..guess I'm very appreciative of the traditional masters! Your videos are always enlightened with interesting themes....🥰🥰😎

Excellent video. Please continue

Another master class by the master! Can't thank you enough! So much great information explained so clearly.

Hey Kent! You pick the best tunes to explain concepts with my man! Dig the technique! Love the laid.back backing track.i mma have to come back and check this some more with my keys on.But let me thank you right now. I play this. One in key of C. So will learn it in this key just for the chops. 😀 I put this technique to playing Sunny Side of the Street. You learn so much from listening to the Big piano guys! Dad was.totally into George Shearing. Too bad i only.now.getting to what he was hearing in those guys. Keep playing and posting. You do the.best thing a teacher can ever do. Make the student want to play stuff! Big respect and Happy Holidays to you and altered.dominant guy! 😎

thanks Kent you're the man

Thanx, Maestro 🌹😎🌹

Thx so much Ken the Witt or maybe Ken the Wizz ! I have been working on this for some time but i believe you just put you your finger where it makes me understand how to integrate it into the changes. Greetings.

Thank you.

Fascinating stuff . 😊

I appreciate you so much

ACE. Thank you, teacher!

Just awesome

That was an amazing tutorial! I’ll be going back to it many times to learn as much as I can. You’re an amazing keyboardist and musician and teacher. Thank you so much!

tHANKS kENT!

Very interesting and useful theory and I loved your solo in the beginning

Very insightful as always. Been fascinated for a while by Barry Harris's diminished 6th scale and you make it easy to understand. Thanks for sharing! Also, I love Poinciana! ;)

Very informative and helpful indeed. Thank you Kent and please do a follow-up video.

Thank you Master Kent

Reminds me of the Count Basie sound. You have the magic

Notes to self: Barry Harris ; Mel Buckner - Locked hands - Shearing ;; 20:00 meat of video; Locked hands technique - double the melody in bass ! ; approach each chord with its dom7b9 (diminished). "diminished approach tones" - "It's traditional". Dropped two is a different sound. Kent seems to do the locked hands technique with 3 or 4 notes in closed voicing in right hand.

Fantastic lesson!

Thank you Kent I got it

Inspiring thanks

It took me forever, and it was challenging, but I learned the maj6, diminished scale both hands in all 12 keys

Muito bom

Hey Kent! Long time no see! Glad to hear your YT channel is doing well! Good stuff! Are you playing anywhere in CT soon? Cheers, Emile/Drums

Hi. Tried to follow along. I’m thinking a bit in terms of not just chords but shapes. For instance, say the melody is the third note of the chord in the right hand. So, G, A, C, E. If you double the melody line in the bass and add a fifth below you get an interesting feel. What that is, F^13. Or, if you double the bass note of the chord in the right hand and add a 5th above that, you’re working off a G13. In any event, something I’m struggling with is building up the simultaneous speed and length of my licks.

Great ideas for using dim. chords, thanks Kent. Whatever happened to the Mason & Hamlin though?

Hi Kent, great stuff!! I am a begginer (62). What keyboard are you using. Sounds really good. Thanks

Brilliant. Getting right into this. What software do you use to bring those chords on the screen? cheers ATB

Hi Kent - what do you use for your overhead keyboard camera?

In the sheet after the half diminished chord it lists a flat nine chord but isnt it a sharp nine? Wait im thinking the flat nine happens on the next chord? Its 2 diminished chords a whole step apart? So the first one is like an E with a b5, 6th, and a sharp 9.... I think I got it...

What software is that you're using to show the notes displayed on the staff

Is that Maine behind you in the beginning of the videeo?

🤝👏👐

Barry interesting…

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