Please do more like this Aimee!! Great!!

OMFG YES!!! I arrived here on Rick Beato’s recommendation, because I just happened to click on his video about the “greatest solo”, or whatever..jeez, I am too breathless to check back, but I know you know the one.. I am a HUGE fan of New Orleans/Louisiana blues/jazz/gospel piano and organ, and there is precious little real instruction available, but holy moly, you are cracking this wide open.

I'm a guitarist but *really* dug this... Oscar's playing is unreal - it's mind blowing to realize that he more than likely just improvised it on the spot... inspiring 🔥

I was thinking there was 1 triplet too much for the 2nd time, but I just watched again the begining of your video and you explained that. So great lesson ! (thx rick beato)

Rick Beato brought me here to stay....

JESUS THIS WAS GREAT! Rick brought me here and I can't believe I haven't been here before!!!!

This is for me the perfect lesson. Just the right level of difficulty, really, really well explained by an enthusiastic teacher showing me how to play a style that I love. How good can it get!? Thanks, Aimee!

Hi Aimee, just watched this and I must say that your enthusiasm and passion for the music make you the kind of teacher that makes young players love playing. One thing I always loved about OP's playing was the way he could play the same thing on both hands at the same time. Also, check out the show he did with Marion McPartland years ago. Outstanding stuff.

I really liked that you were not coming from a teacher's place but sharing what you learned That makes it one great fun

First off, as a piano player, I ALWAYS pay attention to people's HANDS!!! :) btw, you have GREAT hands (good for a piano player, I think). And i think you play VERY well. A funny (imho) story about Oscar Peterson: I was piano player in USAF Band out in Northern CA (would have been about 1982) and OP was going to be playing at the Fairmont Hotel (swank hotel in San Francisco) -- so of course, I was FIRED UP and very excited to see OP in person. Also, his band was GREAT!!!! (Joe Pass on guitar, Nels Henning-Orsted Pederson on bass, and I think it was Snuffy Smith on drums, but not positive about the drummer) -- well, of course, it was ABSOLUTELY "SMOKIN'!!!" -- Now OP is 6' 3" and weighed (at that time) probably 300 pounds -- a very imposing guy -- and after the show I went rushing up to him, and blurted out, "I just wanted to shake those hands; I used to think I was a piano player until I heard you play!" I stuck my hand out; he smiled slightly and shook hands with me, but his handshake was VERY tentative (piano players of course are always very careful about their hands) -- the most interesting thing for me was this: I have fairly decent size hands, but his hands next to mine were probably AT LEAST two inches longer than mine. Years later, I saw a (very nice) video of OP and Andre Previn, and OP said, when asked about his reach on the piano, "Comfortably an eleventh" (in other words, from Middle C up to F an octave and a half above Middle C). He was amazing. Like they reportedly said about Benny Goodman when he died, "Everybody move up one!" In closing, I really enjoyed your video -- and sorry to be so long-winded. :) Keep up the great work!!!

Thank you Aimee! Oscar made it (everything) look so easy, and I know as a piano player that it's not. Great lesson/breakdown. I feel privileged that I got to meet Oscar backstage after a gig and thank him for all the great music. True legend...

Boy, is she an awesome pianist, and what an amazing personality to top it off. Since I just began playing 6 months ago and I'm 59, I'm afraid I won't live long enough to get this good, but I still love watching talented people. Great work Aimee, or should I say Play?

I came here from Rick Beato's Oscar Peterson video featuring this solo. He not only mentioned you and that you demonstrated this lick, but he also put the link to your channel in the video description. Am looking forward to checking out your stuff here.

EXACTLY what a good teacher should be like! Thanks for another amazing lesson! Please do more of blues :)

You are a treat to watch and your enthusiasm is contagious. It's obvious you have a great love for the music and the instrument. Thanks. Making Learning Fun!

Heart and soul of a teacher...infectious love of what you're doing comes right through

Thank you for keeping Oscar's music alive and well in this age. I am not a musician, but I have loved his music for 55 years. Your way of explaining Oscar and the fun of his licks is fascinating.

your appreciation for the music is contagious... thanks for sharing!

You're a fantastic teacher - so few people teach with this level of patience and detail. Very enjoyble.

It seems so easy when you you explain it, and so beautiful when you play it. Thank you.

after learning this from you. took me like 30 minutes but then going back and watching him do it again at the beginning of the video makes me realize I'm STILL an amateur haha. He's a wizard

I love the way Aimee teaches! Her generosity is a blessing.

As a non-musician, this lovely video made me pay closer attention and appreciate Peterson's work even more. Thank you.

First time I watch one of your videos. I'm hooked. You are an excellent instructor with amazing attention to detail and such helpful tips. Subscribed and grateful. Cheers.

Oscar Peterson is in the Pantheon of Jazz piano (along w/ Art Tatum, of course). No one else comes close. And thank you for posting this.

This is major cool. I mean that lick is amazing, but so is this lesson. Stellar work, Aimee, thank you so much!

Great video. How amazing was Oscar Peterson? That whole performance was astounding. So many style and rhythm changes while effortlessly improvising.

Thanks for your attentive natural way of anticipating what questions arise from these ideas. Really glad I happened across this tutorial!

Your lessons are fun and learnable, thank you for being you and giving lessons.

Love this Great breakdown of a masterpiece of piano virtuosity. Kind of a Tausig exercise with a swing. Thank You

Discovered you and your KZfaq videos a couple of days ago while watching this particular lesson. Have watched several more since then. I love Your Intimates one on one Style, your jazz/blues playing, your incredible warmth & enthusiasm. Keep "em coming!

Thanks Aimee! As a jazz piano instructor myself, I appreciate what I've learned from you about teaching! ❤

What a challenge- but a fun one! Lot's of practice time ahead for me but I'm going to do little bursts of practice because I'm still using my brain to think about everything. I need to watch/listen to OP again. Thanks so much, Aimee! I'll be looking to your site for more great videos.

Truly appreciate your enthusiasm and step-by-step approach. Looking forward to digging into more of your vids. Thank you for the resources!

Hi Aimee! I just discovered your channel today and is awesome! I love Oscar Peterson music, and now I can learn more from him thanks to you. Keep up with the great work!

You have such a great approach to your teaching ... slow and thoughtful. It keeps me in the right state of mind when learning! Thanks!!

Aimee, you are a DARLING. So willing to share and make it easier to duplicate. THANK YOU! Oscar Peterson! who would have thought you had an angel carrying forward what you created into the lives of musicians of the now and future. Whoopee!

heart to heart is her she can be a friend in her teaching, and we can learn to play with joy. thank

Magnificent, Aimee! You broke this down beautifully.

your spirit really shines in this one... thanks for bringing us into your world of music and joy!

Love this video - I'm also passionated about O.P. and can use hours in fascinaton of little (great) details, like you do here, Aimee - listening to his playing makes you happy - studying his playing makes you even more happy and a feeling of deep joy

OMG - I LOVE your instructionals Aimee. I've played multiple instruments all my life and I've learned more from you in several sessions than I have in years! Thank you so much for these!

The more awareness is raised about the brilliance and joy of Oscar Peterson, his musical legacy, and the musicians who were inspired by him the better as far as I'm concerned. Thanks Aimee.

This was so nice. I went and watched the video of him. Incredible playing. Thanks for sharing this one.

The immortal O.P.; he made it all look so incredibly easy! We know better.

Delightful and so instructive ... superb teaching Aimee!

Aimee, I just discovered your videos today and I'm hooked! Really great approach to the music, wonderful enthusiasm and warmth and super helpful tips. Thanks to you I was playing this Oscar trick within half an hour and loving it.... Also love the tip about adding a note a tone up into a diminished chord to make it more crunchy.... You are a gem - thank you.

love these videos! Thank you Aimee! big fan of Oscar here and now I'm also a big fan of yours! Love your vid on diminished chords!

Hey Amie great stuff!... My favourite Pianist of old school Jazz blues Thank you Hun!... Getting back to playing.

Great job Amy! This might be a bonus lesson in that it was a "how to practice" lesson too. Learning piano can be difficult, awkward, frustrating etc. It's wonderful that you bravely show us that practicing is something we all have to work at. The important thing for people to remember is when practicing, go slow and be patient. It will come. Sometimes I play a phrase over and over again and I can't seem to get it. It's frustrating so I put it down, go to something else, then come back to it some time later and repeat. Go slow and be patient. That's the key. Then you get up one morning, go to the piano and it rolls off your fingers! It's always a great feeling of satisfaction when that happens. Somehow overnight it becomes easy. Oscar Peterson was classically trained and could do anything. Remember that he put in hours and hours of practice every day so he could make it look easy. Of course, you already know this. Hopefully your students can benefit by the advice. Amy, you have such a warm and genuine personality. It's no wonder why you have so many followers. Best Regards.

Folowing the young lady and her blessed guys, activated! Now i am another happy man! So usefull! Blessed Hands! Fly lady, just keep flying!

You are an amazing teacher, your explanations are so precise and yet easily digested. As a piano teacher myself I am learning as much about teaching as I am how to play like oscar. Thank you for these videos.

Wow! Thanks! So great that you can decipher what Oscar was playing. I finally can hear those blue notes. You make it look so easy.

You are wonderful! Thanks for the excellent instructions!

Oscar was amazing! Lovely video, Aimee!

Very nice. Really enjoyed this great video. Thank you!

Thank you for keeping his legacy alive......He's my all time favorite

Dream team: Aimee and Rick - Thanks for the wonderful tutorials you give us🙏

You are an AMAZING teacher!! Thank you!!

Very cool Oscar lick, and great open chord voicings! Would love to see more.

Hi Aimee I'm here from Rick Beato's channel. I'm a real old (50+ years) guitar player and new keyboard player. This looks like fun.

Just discovered this channel. Really great! Thanks for such a great approach

What a kind Jazz (magic music) promotor she is! THANKS.

Rick Beato sent me here, subscribed!

Aimee, I so enjoyed this lick and your approach to teaching so so much! Many big thanks! I`m going to try to use this in a version of the C Jam Blues by Groove Master that I am learning! Thanks again!

I found you just by browsing and just with this video, I can tell you know what you're doing and it's great that you explain what you're doing well. I'm definitely a fan!

It's a Very interesting lesson. Thank You Aimee

Thank you Aimee!! I just simply loved it :)

Fun lesson! Trickier than it looks, but awesome when it comes together. Thanks for taking the time to teach! :)

Explications particulièrement claires. Thanks from France. 😊

Loved it! You take the time necessary to get the points across - thank you !!

Thanks for this well presented lesson. Oscar's my favorite!

Great lesson Aimee. You're and awesome instructor. Thanks.

Wow! Thanks for your lesson 🙏

Oscar was the king of them all, and your videos are so great. I wish you were my teacher!

Speaking extemporaneously about music is a rare skill in a teacher. Thelonious please.

It was one of the most yummy piano lesson that I have had so far! Thank you Amiee

Loved learning this Aimee and your videos are great :-) For me I found using 1 and 5 for all the sixths using 2 as a pivot was really effective. Next I'm going to try your Take the A train video, cheers for all your work.

I'm glad I discovered your channel. When I gut stuck in a practice rut, you always seem to have something interesting to work on. This little OP riff is very cool and fits well under the hands. I found you can really expand on those descending bits and do more with them. Nice. Thanks!

That was such a pleasure to watch here on the sofa. The walking bass on your piano sounds like a real double bass only better.

This is great. I love your interpretations. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Oscar Peterson. He was such a humble man and a great musician. I also met his sister Daisy Peterson Sweeney, who taught Oscar how to play.

Wow Aimee. Thanks for breaking it down. It’s a bucket list item now!

you are a gr8 teacher and such a natural performer..always enjoy your videos..thank you. Yes it IS tasty music.

Thank you veeery much for that ! Your explanations are really clear. Great !

What a nifty lesson. Love to hear Oscar play. And it's great that someone like you can bring some of his tasty playing down to earth for those of us who need help sussing it out! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Seriously.. You're so talented! I wish I could learn from you!

Was just browsing around on KZfaq for some more Oscar's tricks of the hat (or "of the gloves"! ;). Happily found your channel, in particular this neat video of yours. Please feel free anytime to put some more! Nicely done with step by step explanations! Thanks for this hot blues lick tutorial as cool as the weather here in Montreal (Qc) today! Bravo et merci encore, Aimée!

Very interesting ... and indeed, tricky, as you say! Those giants like Oscar, Erroll, Art, to name just a few, could play the piano in their unique way. Born musicians, not to be jealous of. Just to be admired . .. and to keep listen and enjoy, and learn a bit from them for our own humble abilities. Thank you so much, and keep on playing !

Great job Aimee!

Thanks Aimee. Such a treat.

Love this! Wonderful tutorial. It's so clear how much you are enjoying the music. Keep it up! I shared this to my Facebook page, hoping a few of the people that have been watching my tutorials might enjoy yours. Great stuff! Oscar forever :)

Really fantastic and great video!

Absolutely amazing videos!!!!

This is incredible!!! great job!! thank you!

Excellent tutorial. Many thanks

Hey nice looking room!!!! Just started researching into Oscar Peterson. What a great guy he was. Funny too. Love the interview he did with Andre Previn. What a talent!! Great lesson!!

I love this lick! Thanks!

I've been looking for somebody to dumb down Peterson riffs for a very long time. Very much appreciate the video and look forward to more that come!

Aimee you are a teacher dream come true! And I love Oscar P!! Thank you!!

You're a great teacher - thanks for this one. Love OP!