Three Degrees From Keef
Published: Fri, 06/16/23
I've told this one here before, but ages ago, at the end of a recording session I did once in Brooklyn, I heard this great Keith Richards story.
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Upcoming Workshop: Bebop For Beginners
Published: Wed, 06/14/23
The first workshop, Freddie Green Chords, e plained how add swing style chord substitutions to the blues progression using just a handful of three-…
The Rundown
Published: Fri, 06/09/23
School is out here in Austin, and my kids could not be more delighted. Yesterday morning, Ms. Fretboard was out the door early, the Dauphin was off…
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Published: Fri, 06/02/23
And Casa Fretboard currently is on it But at the risk of too much information This week I am still sending out this sonnet The details I will keep to…
The Chimes of Freedom
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
The school year ended yesterday here in Austin. Generally speaking, I would clear the decks for that kind of day. And I more or less did, only to…
Swing Workshop: Last Call
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
The signup links have got their clicks The e ercises have been pared Down to the most essential licks The PDF is ready and A jam track into which to…
Three Ways To Get The Swing Scale Workshop
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
1. To sign up for just The Swing Scale, go to the following link and click the blue "Sign Up Now" button to pay via Paypal or Stripe: The Swing Scale:…
The Cannabis Is Optional
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
I have been talking about my upcoming Swing Scales workshop all week. You have, perhaps, heard all you care to hear about scales, phrasing,…
The Swing Scale Workshop FAQ
Published: Thu, 05/18/23
No. While I am conducting a three-workshop series this spring on how to play the changes on the blues (Freddie Green Chords, The Swing Scale and Bebop…
ii V Or Not ii V
Published: Wed, 05/17/23
charts, the ne t step on the assembly line involves memorizing "ii V's," or licks designed to arpeggiate or otherwise spell out, in a linear, single-…