Lessons

The original saxophonist on the recording was Steve Gregory. I have had the pleasure of playing with and studying with Steve when I lived in London and he shared the story with me of how he became ‘THE’ guy on this recording.

Sight Reading! Two words that strike fear into many music students, especially those waiting to study for exams.
But they shouldn’t….In this lesson I take you through some strategies to help you when sight reading.

Joshua Redman ‘joins us’ to explain why transcribing or learning solos is so important. Later I take you on an in-depth journey of the clips and solo.

It’s time to start another group transcription project and I’ve chosen a jazz standard called ‘Autumn Leaves’ recorded by sax legend Zoot Simms.

It’s time for a new transcription project and for the next few weeks we are going to look at Charlie Parker’s, ‘Now’s the Time’.

We’re going to spend the next term looking in depth at Charlie Parker, the man, his music, how he changed the saxophone and much more.