'Blues, Bebop, & Beyond' Mark Stefani

The Purpose...

"The Jazz Bassist: Blues, Bebop, & Beyond" is an exciting course for the evolving, creative-minded bassist. This wing of the correspondence program focuses on "real world" jazz tools, all aspects of what the ensemble bassist critically needs to successfully handle a variety of tunes and progressions.

With an appeal to both electric and upright bass players, "The Jazz Bassist" begins by using the swing blues vehicle to establish solid walks, riffs, and concepts important to the style, then moves into 16 and 32 bar jazz, bebop, and modal structures. This is an inspiring, challenging, fun course!

The Music...

Timeless jazz standards like C Jam Blues, Billie's Bounce, Tenor Madness, Sugar, Thriving From A Riff, Take the A Train, So What, Ornithology, Freight Trane, Blue Monk, Pent-Up House, Oleo, The Theme, Mister P.C., The Work Song, Perdido, Tune-Up, Walkin', and many more.

The Artists...

Legendary jazz influences like Ray Brown, Charlie Parker, Paul Chambers, Oscar Peterson, Ron Carter, John Coltrane, Sam Jones, Thelonius Monk, Keter Betts, Miles Davis, Rufus Reid, Horace Silver, Jaco Pastorius, Tommy Flanagan, Scott LaFaro, Duke Ellington, and others. Their tunes. Their walks. Their riffs. Their concepts.

The Lessons...

Every lesson contains two to three related assignments, including a famous jazz tune arranged for bass. Each bass lesson also features a classic walk, transcribed riffs for improvising over changes (two-fives, turnarounds, etc), and "model" bass solos designed to help the student apply the language.

The Samples & More... 

The lesson samples that you're about to see and hear are MP3 excerpts from several chapters in the course. As a regular member of the "One On One: Lessons by Mail" program, you would receive multiple assignments, complete with documentation (standard notation & tab), plus audio demo.

 

The Decision...

If you've been fortunate enough during the course of your career to study with an inspiring teacher, you know that the benefits gained can be priceless. "One On One" brings that quality of instruction right to your doorstep. So why waste time?

 

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