4 Techniques for Modern Jazz Improvisation

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0:00 Intro
1:37 Pentatonic Shifting
6:03 Groups of Three
7:32 Wide Intervals
8:35 Chromatic Approach
14:15 Outro
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Ryan Devlin, a student of Chad LB for 3 years, is a 27 year old saxophonist and private woodwind instructor living in Boston, MA. Ryan started his musical journey with his father Scott Devlin who was the leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet. Ryan completed his Masters degree in Jazz Performance at The New England Conservatory in Boston, MA under the instruction of saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi in 2023.
Ryan has been a member and featured soloist in ensembles such as The Florida All State Jazz band, The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, The Orlando Jazz Orchestra. Ryan has toured a majority of the United States playing at famous jazz clubs like Smalls in NYC, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philly, Timucua Arts Foundation in Orlando FL and Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville. He is also the 2017 winner of the Central Florida Jazz Society scholarship competition and was runner up in 2017 Bob Washington Jazz scholarship competition.
Ryan also has also taken lessons with world class musicians Jerry Bergonzi, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Alain Bradette, Lucas Pino and Airmen of Note saxophonist Tedd Baker. Ryan has also performed with world class musicians like pianist Davis Whitfield Jr, pianist Mike Bond, saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, saxophonist Steve Kortyka, saxophonist Dave Pollack, bassist Gene Perla, drummer Adam Nussbaum, drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. just to name a few!
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Use code "MODERN25" for $25 off Ryan Devlin's Modern Saxophone Techniques Video Course!
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[@NadavHbr]

One of the most relevant (for me) online lesson I’ve seen lately

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

Amazing intro and lesson 👍

[@michelmalts9053]

Thnak you very much. I will experiment on samba jazz tunes.

[@francklessagio1756]

great

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Hey your located in Orlando?

[@tenorref]

Should have made the title “Modern Jazz Sax Techniques”, right?

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fr lol

[@RoxanneSturgis]

the ideas can be applied to other instruments they arent necessarily just for saxophone

[@brian106699]

Having been through much of their material, I agree with both points. It’s highly intelligent useful content, but also very instrument oriented

[@ericdano]

Shotgun mic so close to the sax? Ugh…..why?