👉What is the best way to work on Phrasing? What helped you the most? Content: 0:00 Intro - Notes vs Phrasing 0:43 Simple examples no chromaticism or hip scales 1:02 Example 1 - Dynamics and articulation 2:00 Example 1 without phrasing 2:21 Analysis - Legato 3:34 The Most important rule for bop phrasing 4:13 Example 2 4:29 Analysis 4:45 Getting into you playing - Learning Phrasing 5:19 Bebop Themes 5:52 Au Privave analysis 6:28 Learn to play it with a (good) recording 6:49 Transcribing - Learning Solos by Ear 7:19 How I learned by checking out solos 8:14 What solos have you checked out? 8:37 The most effective tool to understand your own phrasing 8:45 Like the video? Check out my Patreon Page
@arunsingharron91274 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome 🙂
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
@@petedavid5127 Actually I would define swing differently and connect it more to the way you sit in the groove and the length of the notes.
@jimkangas41764 жыл бұрын
For me, just trying to stay very relaxed somehow helps with the phrasing. Imagine a beginner at a jam session who is tense and sweating bullets, petrified about how he/she is going to play - it will probably be not so great from a phrasing perspective even if they make the "correct" notes (I remember I would sometimes miss the string!). When you're relaxed, it seems you're more receptive to the sound as opposed to the execution. Just my .02.
@frankvaleron4 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always Jens. I think I've learnt a huge amount on phrasing from Miles Davis, Esbjorn Svensson and Henry Johnson. Obviously only Henry is a guitarist but I dont think that matters. It's the feel and the space between the notes that really makes a difference
@jansen_music4 жыл бұрын
Learn Wes solos, then play them everyday for 15 years...hope this helps..⛑
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
That does seem to work :)
@jakemf14 жыл бұрын
SoulCall yup
@carterpaul26882 жыл бұрын
Yea and throw in some Charlie Parker and Barry Harris ideas too
@andrewsickler84664 жыл бұрын
One thing that helps me with phrasing is singing along as I listen to music and when I practice. Singing forces me to use my ear and immerse myself in the music in an active way. It has done great things for my playing in terms of learning and creating new ideas. I think that as guitarists we can sometimes forget how much jazz phrasing was influenced by singers and wind players.
@Learnjazzstandards4 жыл бұрын
Rock solid Jens! I have some students in one of my courses I've been trying to articulate this to, but I'll be sending them to this video.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brent 🙂
@jonamey4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jens - great advice as always... I appreciate how you break things down and make it easier to understand.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like the approach! :)
@TalkinMan09254 жыл бұрын
"Time After Time" by Chet Baker. It' so simple and yet so effective. My teacher (Nathan Hiltz) suggested that and my ability to actually learn it was a great confidence booster too.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion, that is also a great song. Nathan is probably a great teacher, I was listening to his podcast a few months ago 🙂
@Crunkboy4154 жыл бұрын
I would say study Louis Armstrong first. Even though he plays mainly blues based scales, his style of rhythmic phrasing is impeccable. Listen to his solo on "Shanghai Shuffle." There's an eight bar section where he just plays only one note over and over. But his phrasing he makes that one note into a hard swinging, cohesive solo. then listen to Charlie Parker's pre-bebop classic Cherokee, because it was with this song that he invented Bebop.
@guyguerra4 жыл бұрын
I notated and performed Donna Lee in school last semester. It's a good song to see how Bebop looks and sounds. I practice playing off beats as a daily warm-up using the metronome and start lines on the 4+ and utilizing upstrokes to keep it going, though it's easy to go back to the one when changing strings.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Solid choices, Guy! :) I am sure that is paying off
@Artec6194 жыл бұрын
The first time I sat down to learn a solo from a "classic" tune it was Donna Lee, and it really affected the way I play and I pay much more attention to what I'm playing (even if it's not in a jazz context). I grabbed the Omnibook and I had it on my screen while I played the tune off of youtube, when there were parts I didn't quite get by just reading the chart, I went to the audio, and after learning a phrase from the chart I played it over the tune to try and get it sounding as close as possible.
@davidwirtanen41104 жыл бұрын
Just listening to you talk and how you say it is spot on. Not too slow and you get bored, and not too fast whereby you lose the whole point. Thanks for your time and sharing.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you David! 🙂
@pickinstone4 жыл бұрын
Big YES! It ain't just the notes! It's the phrasing! Speaking of phrasing, I love the video but... You may have missed one vital piece to the puzzle: phrase length. Standard phrases last two measures or four measures in length. What I've learned in the never ending quest to play jazz is that it's not how you start the phrase, it's how you END the phrase. A great way to practice this skill is to set your metronome to give you a click every 8 or 16 beats. The math isn't too involved. To play 2 measure phrases at 120, you would do 120/8 (because there are 8 beats in two measures of music). That would give you 15bpm (you need a metronome that can go into the single digits for this exercise). This way, you teach yourself to internalize how the SPACE of two measures of music sound like. This exercise REALLY helped me with my phrasing, but it was really challenging for me at first (still is).
@hommedemystere4 жыл бұрын
I've transcribed quite a few tunes by great players (and also many lesser known). For example, one of my favorites is "West Coast Blues" (Wes), a great tune in ¾ time. I am sure that the transcription and playing of great solos has had a subconscious effect on me. That said, I've found it difficult to distill that into a concrete foundation that I can draw on in my own attempts to solo. This is where your videos have been so helpful to me. Your focus on the various facets of jazz soloing, and practical approach to working on these has helped me a lot. It has provided a kind of meta structure that has helped me analyze and think about the phrases I've come across during transcription. That's been invaluable... Thanks, Jens!
@binface94 жыл бұрын
This was a really good video for me as a beginner in jazz guitar. The first half was gratifying as you spoke about things that I am already doing and then the second half showed me where I could go next.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Perfect :) That's great to hear!
@khangenbamavanjit1223 жыл бұрын
Paul Desmond's Emily has got the most beautiful but slightly long/elaborate phrasings 🙌
@alainvosselman99604 жыл бұрын
Thanx for sharing your insights & experience ! Always interesting videos. I used to play trumpet and the solo that got me hungry for improvisation was Chet Baker playing Autumn Leaves. For guitar i got hungry because was when memorizing Kenny Burrell's 'Gee baby, ain't i good to you' I love the sexy, smooth sound and conversation in his playing. The way he plays it, makes it sound like songs played in those stripjoints of the 40s. I also like his piece called 'Be Yourself'.. such an awesome theme & solo.
@JimmyDeLocke4 жыл бұрын
I started out on banjo and wanted to play jazz. There's an album called "New Dimensions in Banjo and Bluegrass" (Eric Weissberg, Marshall Brickman, Clarence White) Brickman's solo on Shuckin' the Corn, an Earl Scruggs 12 bar blues, was so jazzy, with 5 note phrases and outside harmony. I learned it note for note. Phrasing is the thing.
@jumemowery94344 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jens. It's interesting to me that I already do a lot of these things intuitively. But it's really good to kind of understand what's going on so that I can analyze it and improve
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it Jume :) A lot of these things are indeed coming naturally if you listen a lot to Jazz.
@Chilajuana4 жыл бұрын
Donna Lee is an awesome bebop phrasing exercise....
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
It is, though it is at times a little heavy and on the beat compared to a lot of other bop pieces :)
@EvaluateAssimilate4 жыл бұрын
This video reminds me of a phrase my old teacher said "the only guitar that sounds good is a practiced one." granted that his sentiment was referring to brand allegiance and price but I feel it is synonymous with the point in this video that it's not what you play, scales and guitar type, but how you play it that is the importance. Take the time to make friends with your instrument and it's scales. After all, baking a cake is never fun if you've no idea of the ingredients - it all becomes motivating once you know the parameters.
@samuelemahtolo2 жыл бұрын
I'm used to learning solos by ear, I think it's excellent for the phrasing and when that becomes part of your playing, you become a better Guitarist, for sure !
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
So true! :)
@ChrisSmithSaxophone4 жыл бұрын
My favourite solos that I enjoy working on (both sax solos so not sure how useful they are for guitar practice) are Joe Henderson on Song for my Father, and Dexter Gordon on Watermelon Man. Lots of motif development. Not too difficult for us beginners. :)
@vishyoutubevideos4 жыл бұрын
This is a very good lesson. Its been too long now, but when I was in high school choir, I now remember the amount of time that we spent on phrasing and dynamics. In fact, I think we usually learned the basic song structure within a few minutes. the rest was dynamics. weeks and weeks of it.
@christianp41234 жыл бұрын
All your videos are extremely insightful, you have helped me like no other, you're awesome!
@geraldwashington89753 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Jens.This is what we always come to learn,its all about phrasing and delivery,play the music first,study the harmony 2nd,you have to sound authentic for yourself and the listener too.Im a sax player and the tune that unlocked the door for me was a cover of an Al Green tune. The solo is very arpeggiated,but sounds lovely.It was easy to pick out the arpeggios and it was actually quite startling to realise that you could build a great solo,even sticking to the chord tones.For me it illustrated the transition between an exercise being put into a musical form.You do great work on here.
@alexeybaranov30494 жыл бұрын
Great! Transcribing by ear the tunes that are originally played not on a guitar is super useful to master the phrasing & dynamics, you can learn from other instruments and then apply it on jazz guitar
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
True! The guitar was not always where the clearest examples of strong phrasing is found :)
@bobchurunkle99214 жыл бұрын
Thanks yet again Jens for sharing a brilliant insight with a view to a better understanding of how to approach jazz in an inspiring and methodical way 🎸😊
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it Stephen :)
@ranatha3 жыл бұрын
yeah... this versatile tutorial is free.... thanks jazz larsen
@JensLarsen3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kilabret Oediv I am glad you found it useful! 👍
@JamesWoolleyGuitar4 жыл бұрын
The first solo I learned by ear was Miles Davis on 'Straight, no Chaser' live from 1958 Newport. Just on CD - I didn't have internet back then - now it's much easier with you tube, being able to slow things down!
@rachelsmename64 жыл бұрын
I've started to transcribe and just finished one with "Route 66" 12 bar blues sung by ilya serov. Jazz is really my thing, but I've been told by many professionals that starting with a 12 bar blues is a good way to ease into improvisation. I actually transcribed the melody because I like the phrasing of how he sang it and then I added a walking bass line to the tune. As you mentioned, I practiced some of the improv part by playing it instead of writing it down. Something I noticed is that when he improved with his horn, he simply played a G minor blues scale, but he did it in such a way that it had a catchy sound. Anyhow, your video has influenced me to do more solo practice by just listening and emulating what I hear. You have given me so many things to work on and think about!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you are really going for it! I do think you are on the right track :)
@rachelsmename64 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I think I'm getting a little obsessed about it. Sometimes I get so into it, that it's already almost dinner time and I later realize that I practiced right through lunch time. It's great if you happen to be on a diet! Does that happen to anyone else?
@awol26024 жыл бұрын
I am not a jazz player - I do teach guitar and I find this kind of clear breakdown into fundamental elements so instructive and helpful
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! 🙂
@SisupalanMartin2 жыл бұрын
amazing video Jazz looks like a complicated mountain but Jens videos bifurcates bits and pieces to make it easy to understand
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
@jduncan10004 жыл бұрын
Very good advice, Jens! Tone and style are "in the hands" is certainly a truism and so challenging to master.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John :)
@palakabrad4 жыл бұрын
Your breakdowns and instruction are always so clear and precise.. thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
@Shuzies4 жыл бұрын
Jens....very Helpful....Thank You for your time
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ron!
@JimmyDeLocke4 жыл бұрын
I watch quite a few videos about jazz. Yours are the best. I always learn something.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jimmy!
@michaeldusso68823 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT, YOU DA MN JENS !!! I’m still very much a guitar novice, but one solo that I have been working on is the tenor solo on Mingus’s Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.
@JensLarsen3 жыл бұрын
Great! Glad you like it 🙂
@AntarblueGarneau4 жыл бұрын
Jens I love Miles' solo on "Ah-leu-cha" from his " 'Round About Midnight" LP. IUt is a model of succinct phrasing, balance and space. There are a lotta cool devices in cadences using the #5 . The bridge is all long tones. For guitar what to do? Maybe play sustaining notes and not be afraid of space. Mebbe play long notes in tremolo. A solo with similar devices is Miles "No Line"on the "Collector's Items" LP )
@franckcebret40214 жыл бұрын
The G. Benson’s solo on Stella by starlight on the album tenderly was a great challenge for me..
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
That is a great solo! :)
@phildawson34414 жыл бұрын
Learning how to play Jim Halls solo on Black Orpheus was key for me
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Jim Hall is a great place to go :) I did Stella and Stompin' at the Savoy :)
@lyndoncarter62694 жыл бұрын
Phil Dawson that is some great phrasing on that number! He makes good use of space which is something so often neglected in jazz guitar but His Black Orpheus solo is a good example of how tidy and deliberate space makes a solo sound. Jim Hall always nails it though 😁
@BlindedXPro4 жыл бұрын
I have my first gig next Friday! Music truly is a language, and jazz is a whole dialect in itself. Thanks for the amazing videos, Jens!
@fernandodanielnavarrobecke96884 жыл бұрын
I'm more of a composer, but I've been wanting to get into improv and jazz world, and this was very eye opening (as simple as it is) for writing solos or some melodic lines and my practice on guitar.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it Fernando!
@JosephusDalrymple4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jens; Excellent video-concise. I appreciate this, as I do all of your videos. I'm must beginning the jazz guitar journey but I think the song that most caught my attention, and that I attempted to learn by ear, was "So Little Time" per Kenny Burrell.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it! I don't think I know that song. Which album is that from?
@JosephusDalrymple4 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen I found it on Handcrafted.
@jazzyjasper583 жыл бұрын
I am learning a lot from you. Thanks a lot. That Ibanez has a beautiful sound.
@JensLarsen3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jasper 🙂
@PedalScience4 жыл бұрын
I think a lot of the sound is also in the accuracy / timing of picking and fretting each note very cleanly.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Actually I think you need to be not too clean to get bop phrasing right. Ghosting some notes is certainly a part of it for a lot of players
@Dalightsax4 жыл бұрын
I like this video. It's great and insightful. Thanks for sharing.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@RC32Smiths014 жыл бұрын
I mean if you are going to play Jazz you have to sound the part! Awesome work as always man!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thanks RC :)
@RC32Smiths014 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen You are very welcome!
@stefanofrosisaxlounge80392 жыл бұрын
Very very good lesson!!!! Thanks 🙏
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@rxxlpz. Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
You are very welcome 🙂
@FranciscoBIdo4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Would love to hear your take on Larry Carlton's version of "So What" on his "Last Night Album". The note choices are intriguing and Larry's phrasing is very inventive, and it needs to be since the piece is basically an open sound canvas.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Francisco! At the moment I am not doing the analysis videos 🙂
@swedeinla4 жыл бұрын
I just bought your book on Amazon. Thanks for your great channel
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Sven! If you find it useful and have a minute then consider leaving a short review on Amazon. That is a huge help for me :)
@JBGWAlain4 жыл бұрын
For very unique phrasing, Wes is the key for me.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
True, but not if we all copy him :)
@JBGWAlain4 жыл бұрын
Jens Larsen LOL. Yes, very true Jens!
@micktully72284 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lars, you are a great inspiration. Jazz theory can be daunting, but you make it sound possible. :-)
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it! My name is Jens by the way :)
@hearpalhere4 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm still so far off from being able to learn a jazz solo by ear :-) I'm working on my ear a lot lately but I am still working on simple little melodies from like children songs. Thanks for all your wonderful tips Jens, really enjoy your videos and attitude to teaching. As an aside, your inlay at the third fret is really interesting, depending on the angle it almost disappears from view! Really weird.
@JimmyDeLocke4 жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa said the same thing. Speech patterns.
@hearpalhere4 жыл бұрын
@@JimmyDeLocke It really does help your ears and also makes it easier for me to figure out other things by ear.
@juliansotelo31674 жыл бұрын
The solos that I recommend to anyone, are the ones from Joe pass. He definitely knew how to keep a solo interesting with a lot of variety of techniques and ideas.
@guitarstrategies55574 жыл бұрын
I have been DYING for a lesson like this. Thank you so much for starting diatonically and building the phrasing from there. It really helps rockers like me get hip!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Great! go for it :)
@Emlizardo4 жыл бұрын
Something I also like to keep in mind is that phrasing is a bit like speech. When we talk, we naturally use a lot of dynamics, hitting certain syllables louder and others softer. If we didn't do that we would sound really flat and robotic.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
True, music is a form of communication and it is good to keep that in mind!
@susanpickrell40304 жыл бұрын
When we speak, we (hopefully) also stop and listen frequently. I'm trying to learn how to do this in my playing, i.e., not fill up every measure with eighth note phrases. Any recommended songs that demonstrate good use of pauses and space in between phrases? So many of the great soloists seem to play non-stop start to finish, yet my instructor admonishes us to take pauses, create space, think about what you're "saying", and listen to the rhythm section while soloing.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
@@susanpickrell4030 I actually find that a lot of great artists play with a lot of space and much better sentence structure than you might think :)
@DovidM2 жыл бұрын
I record my practice sessions to see what areas I need to improve. One of the areas is phrasing. A frequent problem with phrasing is lacking expressiveness. I will take out my keyboard and play the bars where I had the most trouble. Playing the phrases on the keyboard usually results in a solution for how to play it on guitar. Another way is to transcribe the phrase and sing it as someone like Chet Baker would sing it. As Jens says in this video, higher notes are often accented, and louder. A phrase should have an arc like a story. You need to have enough variation in dynamics to keep it interesting.
@beachforestmountain42694 жыл бұрын
Hi Jens, Here's a link to a song you might like. It has a foundation in Jazz, but is actually referred to as the "House Music" genre of music. It's a tune which I don't think you would ever come across if I didn't give you this link. Have you ever heard Jazz being used in this way before? Here's the link... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9p-idil0sy8e30.html The song is called "Wake Sally Baker" by "Wattie Green". The theme kicks in at 1 min 14 seconds into the song.
@ReedJorgeLuis4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! bebop themes are like exercise made by bebopers to phrasing in the style.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! 🙂
@mikef34964 жыл бұрын
These lessons are so helpful. I was wondering if u can recommend a standard that would be good to nail from start to finish so I have an actual song to practice along with all of these other excellent lessons. Thanks !
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael! Maybe one of these: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9dgddWFsLGal58.html
@mikef34964 жыл бұрын
Jens Larsen will do!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
@@mikef3496 Go for it!
@midnightblues7174 жыл бұрын
This was GREAT Jens, THANKS! I've always subscribed to the theory that it's phrasing that makes you recognize a player vs. the "tone is in the fingers" theory. I think what's most important is to play what you hear and how you hear it, in your head. The problem for me is changing what I hear in my head (too much pentatonics). LOL! As for solos, I could choose at least 100 each from Wes and Kenny Burrell, but a good one, amongst many others he's done, is Lee Ritenour's solo in "78th and 3rd", from his album "Rit's House". Cheers, MB
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
I agree that you have to play what you hear, but I do also very often have to help students to be able to hear the right things by giving them lots of listening and transcribing homework
@midnightblues7174 жыл бұрын
Exactly Jens! That's exactly one of the points I was making, since it's one of the (many) problems that I have myself. Cheers, MB
@derekhenriques3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Super well explained!
@DiegoScript_4 жыл бұрын
You’re the man! 👊
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@mitchelledels97623 жыл бұрын
HI JENS here is a pattern using HALF WHOLE DIMINISHED SCALE--- C Db F# Eb E A F# G C C7 chord accenting 3rd note is important
@marceloagustinmombelli37674 жыл бұрын
In the sense of this video I'm working on "Nobody else but me" by Joe Pass. A lot of nuances, different accents, ghosts notes, etc.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Great! What album does he do that on? I really like that song :)
@marceloagustinmombelli37674 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen Simplicity, 1967. Cocktail Jazz at its best!
@FabrizioPeretti3 жыл бұрын
I think that django's all of me is step one to learn jazz phrasing. They sould teach that in music school
@marvinbermudez59564 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Marvin!
@RahulDas-zy6ut2 жыл бұрын
a question from a new to jazz person - Accent the off beats . ok but other lessons also suggests that chord tones sounds best when played on down beats and passing tones on off beats. i mean aren't we then accenting the non chord tones then??
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
Nobody is saying that you can't play a chord tone on an off beat. Maybe think a little about that 🙂 (and practice some arpeggios in 8th notes in between 😁) I don't agree that it is a rule that passing tones have to be on an off beat, that doesn't fit with solos if you analyze what is played. The way you think about it now, you have put yourself in a corner where you can only emphasize the downbeat. Does that sound like the Jazz music you listen to? 🙂
@RahulDas-zy6ut2 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen Crystal clear Guruji 🙏🙏🙏
@Fenouil20204 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, everything gets clearer now ! Which solo are you playing at 7:00 ? It sounds so musical !!
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
It's Wes' solo on Four on Six from the "Incredible Jazz Guitar.." Album :)
@jasonkeith93174 жыл бұрын
Great video Jens. I've always thought the main differences between different types of music was in the approach I mean there r only 12 notes no matter what style u play but it's like u said it's how u play those notes.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jason! Yes that is indeed the way to look at it: The same 12 notes
@jonathanpalmer29234 жыл бұрын
Great video
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Jonathan 🙂
@grobertabidbol40054 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@steveandsheilalauder82612 жыл бұрын
Transcribe Louis Armstrong solos
@chrissguitarshow2064 жыл бұрын
Montgomeryland funk was Montgomery first solo I transcribed best solo by him a hidden gym.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Can't go wrong with Wes! :)
@maxwesmont4 жыл бұрын
I guess a hidden gym is less crowded lol
@tylerslamkowski968410 ай бұрын
At the end of this video, it's not clear which video you recommend to learn more about recording yourself. Which one am I supposed to watch?
@JensLarsen10 ай бұрын
That was this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpime7Kbl7WllXU.html
@ericlumene35514 жыл бұрын
Thx jens genial. Can you draw the position of the exercices please in your lesson
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it! I am not sure what you mean with drawing the position?
@ericlumene35514 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen That good dont worry Only i want when you do the exercise at the guitar make them slow also then fast. I dont konw play jazz but you make me like this rythme. Good teacher God bless you
@robgreene17764 жыл бұрын
Charlie Christian ! It's where Wes began....Solo Flight...
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Solid! :)
@kidpoker0074 жыл бұрын
Do you think its a good idea to practice accenting all the up beats just to get used to it?
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Sure! but watch out that you don't end up sounding like Texas Shuffle :)
@kidpoker0074 жыл бұрын
Jens Larsen thanks getting this swing feel and phrasing is difficult for some reason.... but going to really start focusing on it
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
@@kidpoker007 For me a lot of it was also playing along with recordings of solos I had transcribed, so that is something you should try as well
@lthmptr4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you playing a 335 Jens
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I actually use that quite a lot in the videos for at least a year now :)
@MrDSchaller4 жыл бұрын
really cool
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dolf!
@lonesomeguitarplayer4 жыл бұрын
Phrasing well explained, thanks Jens. BTW, SG2000 on the left?
@severinosilvestre90224 жыл бұрын
Well.good.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@usmc18754 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful Jens:) what you do think makes Stan Getz phrasing so wonderful?. I've learnt his stella by starlight one and his solo on desafinado by jobim and even thought they different tunes, when you hear it , it just sounds getzy:) hahah. Think he's kinda always making the changes prominent but there's just sth that makes him sound so marvelous like that, do you know where to start looking besides his recordings? :) beautiful video Jens as always, thank you for your teachings and your loving attitude towards sharing everything:)
@GrandpaTheobald4 жыл бұрын
Hello! I've found your channel after listening to a few jazz albums :) Congrats for your work, clean editing and how you play! I've studied piano for around 8 years by taking lessons (solo lessons, not in a school). I remember that years ago I stumbled upon a jazz tutorial mentioning that a way to obtain "jazz musical scales" (if that makes any sense) was to get any major one and then apply the alterations as if the first note was actually the second one of the scale (e.g.: D major but played with no alterations since D is II of C major). This method actually made a couple of classical pieces I studied sound jazzy and I was happy and amused (even though after watching the video... it's all about HOW you play^^) Unfortunately I never studied the subject apart from that but I always enjoy listening to any Jazz record, especially the vintage ones with the LEFT/RIGHT panning of the mix. Might consider getting something you're offering on Patreon! Any suggestions for a """pianist""" to start with?
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like the lesson. If you are just starting out then maybe check this out: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-guitar-suggestions-to-begin-studying/
@GrandpaTheobald4 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen Thanks for the quick answer and the link! :)
@Hicky334 жыл бұрын
Give out short, different progressions backing tracks please.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
I have some backing tracks on the channel you can check out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nttokq5qztHVdIU.html
@Hicky334 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen One's meant for exercises like 4 bars ii-V-I's, etc. like those we often hear on your videos.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
@@Hicky33 When you practice you need to hear the band and the chords inside. A backing track works against your timing and ear training. Just make your own, use those for a bit and then just a metronome. You will get a lot further like that :)
@alio_dte2 жыл бұрын
Hey, what guitar are you playing on?
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
It's an Ibanez AS2630 :)
@MingdAnvers4 жыл бұрын
I copied some Lester Young and Charlie Parker solos, they were both masters at jazz phrasing.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Solid!
@jeffreydelisle73372 жыл бұрын
How about doing videos on rhythms in 3/4?
@JensLarsen2 жыл бұрын
I actually made one, but it is pretty old 😁kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLloga5okqvDkac.html
@Right_in2 Жыл бұрын
Four on six
@Philrc4 жыл бұрын
You don't say if we should use plain flour or self-raising?
@bobdeluxeandtheideals13564 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@EliteWhiteNinja4 жыл бұрын
Anything by Tomo Fujita
@Crunkboy4154 жыл бұрын
The scales are just the words. You need the phrasing for it to make sense.
@kevinstreet4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever battled with schaphoid bone injury? Thanks
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Not that I am aware of. I don't even know what it is.
@sirdresac81584 жыл бұрын
He is the hippy from 70s show
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Well, he certainly is from the 70s :)
@guitar6schoolofmusic4154 жыл бұрын
I recently transcribed a Dexter Gordon solo from his song Devilette. I learned that how relaxed and laid back you can sound at medium fast tempos by just learning his phrasing. The song is around 160bpm and he plays it with such a relaxed feel. Here is a sample of me playing his solo along with the tabs. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8qVZ6mC0L7ch6c.html Thanks for the great video, I your ideas and practice tips are a great help to me. Phrasing is something I need a lot of work on. Thanks again.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Nice work!
@guitar6schoolofmusic4154 жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen thanks so much 🙏
@user-wb8zg9ru2y4 жыл бұрын
I play appregio
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
That's a good start!
@obiem93194 жыл бұрын
Do you know who Larry Coryell is? If you know show us.
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
The way you ask this is actually pretty rude. That may be a language thing? But requesting a video with a challenge and a demand is not the way to go.
@permjoback-guitarist55174 жыл бұрын
👍😊🇸🇪
@MrDSchaller4 жыл бұрын
JENS _ YOU SPEAK TO QUCKLI FOR STRANGE PEOEPLE; SORRY SORRY____ AUTRICHE; SWITZERLAND; ITALY SORRY REGARDS Dolf
@JensLarsen4 жыл бұрын
Ok, Dolf maybe try to play the video slower? you can click the cog and set the video speed to 75% :)