1:57 chord progression (I-IV-iii-vi-ii-V-I) 3:56 right hand melody 6:26 passing tones 8:08 right handy syncopation 11:04 left hand syncopation 11:58 vary syncopation 13:07 8th notes 14:51 8th note variation 16:12 8th notes w/ syncopation 17:20 transposing (to F major)

This should be one of your 1st lessons, you know your getting somewhere the wife shouts from the next room 'that's sounding good'. :)

There's something perfect about how you frame the shot, the sound of the piano, and how you play. It's a rare treat to see talent up front, and I'm still learning plenty too. If you ever play the UK I'm there. Stay cool Kent.

Kent, you are the man!!! Thank you so much for breaking it down like you do for Jazz Newbies like me!!

Thanks Kent, I will never understand the mindset of people who thumbs down your excellent vids, they have taught me so much and rekindled my love of piano.

What a great lesson for 81 year old semi-beginners like me, Kent! Thanks!

Another terrific video. Kent makes complex stuff seem simple. He may be the perfect music teacher.

Love the zoot suit, the shades and the hat ..... and the damn cool playing Kent. I call that hip.

Very clear and helpful. Thanks for putting this together!

Thanks, Kent. Another great video. Looking forward to Part 2.

So helpful and encouraging, Kent! It's really obvious that your aim is to be of help, not to show off. Thanks, man!

Awesome as always Kent. Thanks for your wonderful commitment to keeping us moving forward.

You're the best! Thank you for sharing.

A great video work by a great jazz pianist! Thank you Kent

Love these two new videos which I discovered while trying to find where I left off in the beginning jazz series. I fell off the "piano practice wagon" for a little while due to home restoration issues, but I'm back now. I'm really excited to continue and even bought your book this morning. Can't wait to dig in and apply the material. I'm sure it will help me work through your many wonderful free videos. Can't thank you enough for your unwavering dedication to jazz education. It must give you tremendous satisfaction to know you are helping so many people improve their skill at this mind bending genre. You are a treasure!

Yay! I'm so glad I found these! Very helpful Kent.: )

Thanks, Kent, another great video!

Liked this video. Straight to the point. Really step by step, in a simple way. Now let’s play. Congrats from Brazil!

You're such a great professor Kent ! Thanks so much for all your posts !

Thanks Kent - great lesson - look forward to viewing your other parts to this video.

THERE'S NOTHING FINER THAN THIS ON THE NET ! DAMN I LOVE THE WAY YOU PLAY CAP'N KENT !

when you put the syncopation in it.. it brought it alive.. Basically I learned it from humming and singing.. the metronome won't do that..I didn't realize what syncopation was until years into music.. had a vague idea but always learning.. btw I'm getting the herbie Hancock riff down in all the keys.. i have the g minor one down almost perfect. I just kept at it. Another thing that has helped me and I'll pass this on. The brain will work things out.. I've gone to sleep and woke up and played guitar solos and likewise piano pieces. A simple coffee break., lunch, a phone call,etc. There is something about these interruptions that does a. rain reset. Also after practicing physically demanding piano parts,,got body will also sync in with brain. and it does eventually. become natural.

Sir Kent I really admire you! Thanks for everithing. More videos like this one please! Send you a big big hug from México ...

Thank you so much Mr.Hewitt! Really groovy stuff here.

Another great learning experience tonight -- by the way nice suit!

Thanks again Kent!

This is the best improv lesson ever. Can't wait to watch the next part. I'll be practicing this. Thank you Kent!

thanks for showing the evolution of music!

Hey Kent,Just want to thank you for all the content you post.It really helps me out alot👌and motivates me to check out more stuff and investigate

Thank you Kent for the lovely video, I feel my jazz skills have improved greatly. All thanks to your vids! Keep em coming cool cat.

Thank you so much Ken !!!

Very good exercise. Also, very stressful...but worthwhile. I've been doing this lesson (at the highest step #8) for the past several weeks and it has done wonders for my confidence. It shook my confidence in the beginning but over time, it has built it back up. Also, I've been using various randomly selected syncopations (I write it down), which adds to my stress level but it sounds great. Sometimes, the beat is 1, 2&, 4, and other times, it's 1&, 2, 3&, 4&. I use dice and a reference chart to get my randomized beats.

Great ! Brilhant improvisation building !! Never saw something like this. Congratulations

I love your videos Ken, really enjoy your breakdowns and you are a great player.

Very Cool Video. Thank You.

great teacher and great man

To.....Ken The Witt...... This clarified a lot for me. Now I hope to make some progress.Thanks!

Great lesson Kent! I struggle with creating nice melodic lines in my improv. I’m becoming a better player by watching your vids (and practicing and listening). Thx.

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Thank you so much for your willingness to share and the patience to share right down to the basics...which like you said in another video, would be an all important foundation to build upon.

Hey Kent! Kudos to you sir! Only an artist at the peak of his career can explain Jazz in such a simple way. I have been searching my whole life for the Jazz or Classical musician that knew the significance of Occam's Razor and in the field of Jazz...that musician is you. Someday we will be quoting you. Cheers!

I am under self imposed quarantine today so I am just going to spend the day with the Amazing Kent Hewitt and "like" all the positive comments.

Terrific lesson and exercise. Thanks once again.

This video is great because you could use this for laid back and fast jazz too. Core concepts explained through a simple exercise. Also you focus on everything other pianists don’t. It’s definitely a first step to jazz that I couldn’t find anywhere else. I know it’s good to understand different modes, chord progressions, modulations, and how to input them properly, but you need to understand the flow and all the fundamentals before tackling advanced stuff. Great tutorial for people beginning jazz improvisation!

I love the humility in the comment at the end. But let's be honest. You are one of the 'hippest' KZfaq piano teachers out there. From one piano teacher to another. Thanks for sharing your amazing skills!

Thanks Kent, great video. Much appreciated!

Amazing! This is so insightful to me. Thanks for doing this video!

Very clear and helpful for teaching. Thanks!

Ken you're a legend ! Many thanks

Thanks again, Kent!

This is cooler, than a fridge! Thank you for your time and knowledge.

That's gona be my work for today !i am progressing a lot with you dear Kent and quite quick !so one more time thank you !

This is the Jazz Channel 🔥

We love you Kent! Keep it up :)

rootin' seven, rootin' third! Great lesson Kent! Your website is great too! Thanks!

Nice lesson, thanks...

Dig that zoot suit!

I like your style man!

Great video as always Kent. Have just found you and your trio's album Time on My Hands, and would highly recommend to all listeners on here Many thanks

You've really made learning and getting better fun and easy.

Did you used to run the keyboard America music shop, Kent. You look and sound very similar. Your doing a grand job with these training videos. I have only just found your web site on you tube. It’s taken me years to try and understand the circle of fifths, and now i have found it with you wonderful help. Thankyou.

Dear Kent , You constant come up with these brilliant tutorials, thank you . Going to head to your website and buying the Jazz Piano method's songbook .Hope you keep this ongoing ! :)

Thank you Kent!!

Thank you Kent. You are helping me to fill in the gaps

Very good. Cool

beatiful line. great video again

Thank you for sharing.

Just started theory study and your video is helping so much. You have brought my dry theory lessons to life. This is how music should be taught. Thank you.

You are hip! Definitely 😊👍🏼

Lessons with a true jazz master, thats great! First lesson I see really for beginners, always seemed impossible to learn jazz through youtube. I hope that this time I get, thank you much!

Kent, you are so 👏🏻 awesome 👏🏻

Excellent !

Thank you so much for the bright clarity of your explain. I enjoy very much to follow your mind progression.

very usefull for the beginner. Excellent built up!

Yes! Nice tip!

Kent you're awesome. You're videos have helped me tremendously...you're 1 cool cat

Love your outfit Kent. Glad you've come back to my level, and this has certainly given me a few ideas. I slid in a couple of black notes, are there any which should not be played? You are my sunshine! Jennifer

Awesome!

what a suit elegantly❤

I'm laughing I wish I could see you around the block ! Ha ha ! Great exercise ! Thanks Kent 🤙

Good lesson!!!👍🏻👍🏻

Youre a very good teacher..

Nice lesson thank you

You are Amazing!

Thank you for sharing about Jazz improv Easy Step!Wonderful tutorial:D)!!!Happy Autumn days!~Macky:)

Great video! Do you recommend this approach learning a song such as All of Me? Or maybe you have another video for beginning improvisation with a standard?

Thank you:)

Man I love you ! U are awesome

Great lesson--very helpful to those of us with almost 'no chops'. (Wow, I'll bet ADEM wishes he could be so sartorially resplendent!)

wow it+s amazing the way you teach and for me you are the Lord of The Piano..the Lord of the Keys.I would like to be your student but I don´t read music paper (even that I played the keyboard now I try to play on the piano learning blues salsa rock) and simple I like your style and the way you teach. I can only say thx master to share your knowledge to simple human like me but with good and huge mood to learn from a master like you....please continue your lessons they have a lot of values for me.- Happy New Year...your humble fan and friend :)

legend

Excelente video, tengo 65, soy aficionado a la música desde niño, toqué guitarra desde los 13 canciones de Beatles, hendrix, clapton y stones. Por mi madre aprendí amar la ,única de Beethoven, paganini, liszt y bach y rachmaninoff. Jack loussiere, amstrong, goodman los aprendí de mi papa. Me interesé en el piano y empezaba a preguntarme cómo evolucionar de las escalas tradicionales mayor, menor y alteraciones ( séptima, novena, etc.) al mundo exótico del jazz. ¡Y AQUÍ LO ENCONTRÉ! Muchísimas gracias a Kent, pero muchas muchas.

youre a character, I dig the suit

Thank u

'Happy Birthday"- Played 100 Ways- (Part 2) please. Thanks Kent.

Hi Kent, you are a hero. I am your fan. We should give you a tribute.

Hey Kent, Huge fan! Is there any chance you could make a video on solo piano technique?

Mister, you ARE hip!!!

Hey Kent, thanks for the lesson. Really helpful. I was wondering, when you get into the syncopation steps, are you hitting that target tones on the ands of the beat? Or are the ands for the approach tones

Hi Kent, I have been practising 7th.chords in progressions with inversions and trying to impro with right hand. Should I switch to 2 note voicing ( which I am not used to but would do if you think I should) Fantastic lessons

How do you separate your foot from your hands? I, for the life of me, can't consciously tap my foot while playing "out of rhythm" in the right hand. Do you have any tips? As an aside, totally love your videos. As someone who was only classically trained for 9 months, this really opens up Jazz Piano for me, so thank you. Keep on bein groovy Kent.