How To Play Piano in a Jazz BIG Band (7 Steps)

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How To Play Piano in a Jazz BIG Band (7 Steps)
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To play piano in a jazz big band can be both fun and challenging!
Here is a demonstration of what you could take into consideration if you're playing in a jazz big band.
The steps mentioned in this lesson is
1. Prepare a lot for big band rehearsals.
2. Play the chords exactly like they are written. For example a G7(b9#11) should not be played as a G13
3. Play upper structure voicings to better stand out and get heard.
4. Support the soloist with suitable chords and syncopations. You could even drop out and let the guitarist do his job
5. Play three types of fills.
- The fills that are written in the sheet
- Call/response fills
- Improvised fills - if it fits with the rest of the band
6. Listen listen listen. Since there is not one right way to do things, you've got to listen to what is going on around you. That will help you improvise the voicings you're playing
7. Get to know the arrangement. Especially the parts where you have a sol
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:17 How you can play together with the big band.
0:51 Big band tip 1 - Prepare (a lot!)
2:03 Big band tip 2 - Play the chords exactly like they are written
3:20 Big band tip 3 - Play the chords with upper-structure voicings
5:01 Big band tip 4 - Support the soloist
6:07 Big band tip 5 - Prepare for three types of fills
7:22 Big band tip 6 - Listen, listen and listen
7:54 Big band tip 7 - Get to know and learn the arrangement
8:21 Big band bonus tip - Get the big band play along app for IOS
9:17 Having Some Fun (tune) by Bob Mintzer
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@matthewlivesey6854 7 жыл бұрын

This is great! I teach big band in HS and struggle with delivering solid piano comping lessons to help my students grow, I shared this video with them and it's helped a great deal, for me AND them!!! Thank You!

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 7 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Livesey - Thanks! I'm glad I could be of help.

@fredericbernard4309 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE the performance at the end! 12:43 and on is simply breathtaking.

@kencory2476 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson, as always. Might I add...1) If the notes are written out, the piano part is really a condensed score of what was written for the horns. You don't need to play these parts, since all you are doing is duplicating the band's sound. That said, it's worth learning the notes, because the arranger can always teach you a thing or two. 2) If you share the rhythm section with a guitar player, make an agreement beforehand for each tune, which of you is going to comp behind the soloist or vocal. You may even agree that one of you will lay out behind the band. 3) Play Basie's fills. People will recall them, and will be thrilled if you cover them exactly. They are also musical gems. 4) A lot of big band charts in circulation were written by amateurs, and often not by people familiar with rhythm section instruments. Don't be afraid to rewrite these charts. 5) I've been at this for many years, and the more I learn about big band piano, the less I play.

@KZSTOREFIXTURES 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent, very helpful. Thanks for posting!

@streitlucas 4 жыл бұрын

Great informative and entertaining video bravo !!

@MrRichie680 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome..great tutorial..thanks

@9VDC 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful playing, thx!

@alessandrosantana3161 2 жыл бұрын

🇧🇷 Thank you for share us your experiences! It are valious.

@andreivinnik 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing lesson! I can see how much effort you put into making this videos. Thank you a lot.

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, Andrei :)

@Nightmare2302 7 жыл бұрын

really good video!

@tommy2318 7 жыл бұрын

Very surprised this has so little views! Thanks for the great tips.

@pabloeduardo718 7 жыл бұрын

the best! i love your channel!

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Pablo. You never know what comes next

@peterharrington5923 7 жыл бұрын

Pablo Eduardo

@natanaetrouves6548 4 жыл бұрын

Piano is wonderful. :)

@georgec.richard6430 4 жыл бұрын

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@raultercero856 5 жыл бұрын

Eres lo mejor que me pudo a pasar. Tenía tiempo de no tomar el piano y gracias a ti mañana comienzo a aplicar tus conceptos. No tengo más que decir que gracias, Dios te bendiga. Desde México

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your warm feedback! Take care of your music!

@freudobas3914 7 жыл бұрын

One thing I can say is WOW.

@mississippi_721 4 жыл бұрын

Great video buddy! I'm sorry to say this but this is going over my head very difficult! So may be I have to learn my basics so will you please suggest me any videos to follow?

@modernmusicofthedarkages296 9 ай бұрын

my music theory teacher just asked me yesterday to come play in his big band. Cool and all but rehearsals are in 2 days and I have to learn 8 not so very simple pieces… So thanks! Great video!

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Good luck with that. In my experience it’s often pressure and little time to prepare sufficient. Also often there is a lot of information in the pianist’s sheets. Unless you are an outstanding reader, you will need to prioritize. Tip: if there’s a lot going on in the rest of the band, you can always skip those parts if the piano is far in the background anyway. Good luck to you! 🎹👏🏻😀

@Solcius123123 7 жыл бұрын

Surely not an easy task! This is tough !! You SOUND EXCELLENT with this amazing big band recording, aaa this is so good. I have a question about those 11th chords. I don't have a clear answer to this, should they automatically be treated as 9sus chords ? In theory it's a 9 chord with an added 4th right ? Or maybe not and it's really meant to be played as a sus chords. I guess that's why I don't see them often, I do play a sus chord when I see one but what's the point of having it then? Maybe it's for avoiding writing sus all the time. Thank you.

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Samy! Yes, that is a good way to treat the chords. The most important thing is to avoid playing the third on the 11 chords. You could in most cases add 13, 9 and 7 on 11 chords.

@peru_claudia 7 жыл бұрын

this is what I need, I want to be part of the Big Band of my university, And am prácticing for auditions. thank You

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help, Claudia. Good luck!

@gamecubepim 6 жыл бұрын

Did you make it? Any tips?

@houdini5787 3 жыл бұрын

Ok so I’m in 6th grade and I have been wanting to play since 2nd, I finally got an opportunity because my old band teacher is starting a jazz band and he will teach us from scratch, I really hope I get in but even if I don t I’m going to try my best to play piano

@rudyvasquez9343 5 жыл бұрын

These tips were very helpful! I really appreciate all the hard work you put in your videos. I was wondering if you could make a video about comping with a guitar player. Maybe go into the different styles and the roles of each instrument. How do you communicate with the guitar player. Thanks! And always taking care of my music!

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, that's a good idea. I'll keep it in my idea-book. Ps: Listen to Oscar Peterson trio with bass + guitar. A lot of interesting things to pick up here.

@rudyvasquez9343 5 жыл бұрын

Alright man, thanks a lot!

@user-gi3ro9rm9k 6 жыл бұрын

How do you practice upper structures and on what type of chords would you use it on?

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 5 жыл бұрын

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@hakone927 6 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful, thank you!! Where are you from? :)

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 6 жыл бұрын

+Bluesboi Thanks. Norway here 🇳🇴

@hakone927 6 жыл бұрын

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@Jen-ek4by Жыл бұрын

Hello, Can anyone give me some tips, please? I want to practice Fly me to the moon and Autumn leaves at home , where to get or download a background big band sound, so that I can play with a big band at home.

@koaqii4406 3 жыл бұрын

Im very new to jazz piano, do you have any tips on how to get started?

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Check out PopJazzOnline.com. The Jazz Piano Step-By-Step Course ;) say no more :)

@thomassciaroni6942 3 жыл бұрын

You can support the horns using the melody given on the piano chart in other places besides just the shout chorus. I thought thats why they give the melody notes. In some places the melody note is a rhythmic comp instead of a more complicated figure the horns present. I'd like to have heard a more flushed out comp in unison with the melody instead of the busy noodling. I'd noodle if I hadn't studied the chart enough. It became a messy polyphony instead of clever fills.

@JoelPianologistico 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I watched this 2 years ago and I didn't understand a single thing . lol

@riffraftmusic8669 6 жыл бұрын

Good, solid instruction throughout, but the part I like best is how you have the screen set up. You can bet I'll be slowing this down and studying those voicings! This is just the kind of thing classically-trained pianists need to see; jazz is almost a completely different "language" of combining tones in chords (quartal vs triadic, playing w/o root, etc), and there are some very simple facts that you are presenting very well here which will help any pianist play better jazz.

@Gjermund-Sivertsen 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed 🎹😃