Thanks, commenters). FYI, ATM there are 18 in-depth classes on YT + Ustream under my name including Bill Evans, Dave McKenna, Charles Ives, walking bassline clinic, playing outside the changes, Frank Zappa, Charlie Parker, Eric Dolphy, the Marx Bros, Bruce Hornsby, Grateful Dead, Lennie Tristano, Dick Hyman, Eric Dolphy, Oscar Peterson, Liberace, etc.. All free, no commercials:) Blessings and keep swingin! Dave Frank
Are you friggin' kidding me?!?! This single video is the ULTIMATE guidebook for understanding jazz phrasing both inside and outside. The concepts are broken down into understandable chunks for all of us jazz musicians looking to spread our wings past diatonic approaches. Bravo, Dave!! Not to mention, you're a downright monster on them keys, man! Next time I'm in NY, expect to see me in the front row for your next show!
No doubt these are some of the best lessons available, but it makes me mindful of the 'greats' of the past and the efforts they must have employed to learn their craft. They had records and live performances and a few more seasoned players willing to offer their services. We on the other hand have so much more available to the point that the only thing between us and proficiency is time and effort, and maybe a few other factors! We are so lucky to have you around Dave. Thank you.
Seriously thought I was losing my mind when Gb Phrygian was not the scale played, but rather Gb Lydian. I kept scrolling down the comments to see if anyone notice and finally found someone that noticed the mistake. I'm not dissing your work; I used to teach music and once in awhile, find myself going on about some part of a lesson, totally unaware of some gaff in what I was discussing/playing. Thank god for that student in the room always on the look out for some mistake made by the teacher.
exactly, it was Gb Lydian that he played, but he said Gb Phrygian at 19:20 ... was scrolling the comments also... But nevertheless, great lessons from Dave, he is a wonderful teacher!
Great class! I learned so much in this 40minutes, you are a great teacher! I have seen really great pianists trying to explain the same subject, but they don't have the teaching skill to make it clear as you do!
hi Charlie, thanks for writing man! Please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at davefrankjazz.com for 57 in-depth classes, all free for thee) Keep Swingin!
+ChrisLeePiano Thanks Chris, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are currently 31 in-depth master classes for your perusal, all phree)
Hi Dave, You are a wonderful teacher. Many musicians will die for the knowledge that you have. Your lesson is very inspiring, and easy to understand. I'm most certain many musicians have benefited from this. I'm a bass player. I can visualise, in a parallel world, the joy of playing a session with you
Thank you for writing Albert) Feel free to enjoy any of 60 in-depth master classes, all free on YT. I am also doing an every Saturday Zoom jazz school that is a blast that you are invited to. Blessings and Keep Swingin from NY!
Love your video lessons. The bass line clinic was fantastic. I had been stumped for some new ideas and that helped me out so much. Now back to practice!
Hi Dave, just stopping by to thank you for the work you have put into these videos. Having studied for over 20 years, I often struggle to find new and interesting tutorials. Your website is an absolute goldmine. Cheers!
These materclass are priceless!!!! Thanks so much Dave and team. Btw your book JOY OF IMPROV is excellent too. I've bought it sometime ago and spend so much time working on the materials. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
best thing I've seen this year. Has answered many questions and given my playing a new refreshing direction. many many thanks, and I will be taking in all your other videos asap.
hi thanks for writing) Saying that this is the best thing you have seen in 2020 is...hahaha...please enjoy 54 free master classes at davefrankjazz.com, blessings and keep swingin from NYC
Dave thanks for sharing this. This is the kind of stuff that brings a thousand ideas into one's head right away. You are a fantastic player and even though I could see you holding back for the sake of the class, I can see that your hands and your musicality are amazing. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for another quality lesson, Dave. A gold mine of goodies in this one! It's clear that my ears are WAY ahead of my hands (maybe the better problem to have)...patience and practice, patience and practice.
Wel Dave, there's alot of "ink" being spilled about your work, and rightly too. Whatever way you look at it, you've done a hell of a lot of investigative work melodicaly, harmonically, and rhythmically speaking. You've thus created a whole rich tapestry of sound, colour, and shape. Maybe the only missing factor is emotion. I feel that here we seem to be in a Cornelius Escher universe. The "old boys" in jazz had a unique sound- not perfect, but terribly warm. But your presence today is necessary, and we all have alot to learn from your research. Thank you Dave.
thanks for writing, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at davefrankjazz.com for 54 in depth master classes, all free, including one on Charles Ives that's chock full of out shit)
Absolutely great! As an RnB player and wanna be jazz player - I have huge gaps in my playing as I don't read. Have asked many players for years how to go out and seems nobody is giving up that info. Finally!! here is concrete information on how to go out that one can wrap one's head head around. Really appreciate the approachable teaching style that you have. Thanks again. Will be tuned in.
I think of outside playing as improvised polytonality or polymodality. Symmetrical patterns based on perfect fourths or fifths can also create the effect.
Hi there Dave :-) very good lesson, i will share this with my students. i listened to the whole vid and enjoyed your jazz spirit very much !!! Raz from jazzy Israel .
+Marco Di Giuseppe thanks for writing Marco, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are presently 32 classes like this, all free for thee)
I think it helps if the bass line itself mostly only barely gestures at the "chord changes" that we're supposed to be going inside and outside of. Consider how hard it would be to hear those "chord extensions" at the end if they weren't being narrated? I had no clue where we were because the bass is already so ambiguous. And I think it's a lot easier to step outside a harmony that's mostly only implied than it is to step outside something more definite (imagine straight arrpeggiations on the actual chord notes as the bass line). My takeaway: learn to play bass lines like Dave, then revisit this video.
you need to work on your listening. the bass line and the inside notes implied, very clearly, what the harmony was (a basic blues). not to mention, he was only going outside on the V
Great video, Dave! I'll have to come check out one of your classes in person. You know you can put the link to your website in the video info as well as embedded in the video itself; you should do that--it makes it easier for people to go check it out (and is good for your search ranking as well).
Thanks for writing, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are currently 40 in-depth master classes, all free)
This is totally first rate...smart and funky too. It has it's own identity but even has wisps of various cats iike Dave MacKenna and Lennie Tristano. Great to have a prof who is articulate and that's a real street guy instead of just another band room nerd with a Masters degree.
thank you for writing) Please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com for a total of 53 in-depth master classes, all free for you) Hi from NYC.
Good stuff, especially the modal reassignment, which opens a lot of doors, so thank you. A question, though: This nicely explains how to do a "linear" departure from the existing harmony (say, for a sax player or the piano's right hand). However, the left-hand voicings on the video seem to closely follow the mode switches (as does the bass line) and would, likely clash with the bass or a guitar in a group situation. This makes this part of the video seem more like an approach to planned reharmonization rather than going outside of the standard changes on-the-fly. Yes/no/irrelevant?
you can probably get away with both hands going off the changes for a little bit in a group context, any more than a few bars probably best to have an agreement with the bass player etc..
As a student of jazz Piano I do believe these are the most valuable and concise lessons I have witnessed on the Webb. Thank you Dave
Thanks, commenters). FYI, ATM there are 18 in-depth classes on YT + Ustream under my name including Bill Evans, Dave McKenna, Charles Ives, walking bassline clinic, playing outside the changes, Frank Zappa, Charlie Parker, Eric Dolphy, the Marx Bros, Bruce Hornsby, Grateful Dead, Lennie Tristano, Dick Hyman, Eric Dolphy, Oscar Peterson, Liberace, etc.. All free, no commercials:)
Blessings and keep swingin!
Dave Frank
Are you friggin' kidding me?!?! This single video is the ULTIMATE guidebook for understanding jazz phrasing both inside and outside. The concepts are broken down into understandable chunks for all of us jazz musicians looking to spread our wings past diatonic approaches. Bravo, Dave!! Not to mention, you're a downright monster on them keys, man! Next time I'm in NY, expect to see me in the front row for your next show!
No doubt these are some of the best lessons available, but it makes me mindful of the 'greats' of the past and the efforts they must have employed to learn their craft. They had records and live performances and a few more seasoned players willing to offer their services. We on the other hand have so much more available to the point that the only thing between us and proficiency is time and effort, and maybe a few other factors! We are so lucky to have you around Dave. Thank you.
Wonderful player, and a great teacher. Rare these days.
I saw this video some time ago and it completely went over my head. This time it was like a revelation. Thank you...
$2 pleeze haha
Great ideas clearly explained. Thanks Dave
Just great, & your 2 books "Joy of improv" are absolutely fantastic.
thanks
Sal.
Seriously thought I was losing my mind when Gb Phrygian was not the scale played, but rather Gb Lydian. I kept scrolling down the comments to see if anyone notice and finally found someone that noticed the mistake. I'm not dissing your work; I used to teach music and once in awhile, find myself going on about some part of a lesson, totally unaware of some gaff in what I was discussing/playing. Thank god for that student in the room always on the look out for some mistake made by the teacher.
exactly, it was Gb Lydian that he played, but he said Gb Phrygian at 19:20 ... was scrolling the comments also... But nevertheless, great lessons from Dave, he is a wonderful teacher!
Thanks Dave... Very informative...Great things to work on...
You explain your concept very well. It is great to hear someone that makes musical sense. Great teaching and a great job.
this is awesome.. priceless information, and above all its free! thanks for doing this Dave.. God Bless You!!
Outstanding playing, instruction and explanation - great video Dave.
You are clearing so much up for me about jazz. Great teacher.
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These videos are great Dave. Thanks a lot.
Man your lessons are the best by far on RUclips! Thanks much man!
Fantastic master class maestro!!Thanks for passing all this knowledge!!God Bless you!!
Great class! I learned so much in this 40minutes, you are a great teacher! I have seen really great pianists trying to explain the same subject, but they don't have the teaching skill to make it clear as you do!
hi Charlie, thanks for writing man! Please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at davefrankjazz.com for 57 in-depth classes, all free for thee) Keep Swingin!
I'm a grad jazz student and this video has so much to offer for learning and shedding. Thanks Mr. Frank
+ChrisLeePiano Thanks Chris, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are currently 31 in-depth master classes for your perusal, all phree)
+Dave Frank I will make sure to do so. These are invaluable lessons. Thanks:)
ChrisLeePiano
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Thanks So Much Dave, the best master class for outside playing style. I'm a Jazz and Clasical music teacher from Santiago of Chile...
Hi Dave,
You are a wonderful teacher. Many musicians will die for the knowledge that you have. Your lesson is very inspiring, and easy to understand. I'm most certain many musicians have benefited from this. I'm a bass player. I can visualise, in a parallel world, the joy of playing a session with you
Thank you for writing Albert) Feel free to enjoy any of 60 in-depth master classes, all free on YT. I am also doing an every Saturday Zoom jazz school that is a blast that you are invited to. Blessings and Keep Swingin from NY!
Love your video lessons. The bass line clinic was fantastic. I had been stumped for some new ideas and that helped me out so much. Now back to practice!
Is is by far one of the best lessons I have seen on youtube explaining on "playing out",thanks so much,now I have to shed all of this.
Thank you Dave Frank. Beautiful
YES!! this is how I want to sound! I have been playing inside way too long. Thanks Again!!
Hi Dave, just stopping by to thank you for the work you have put into these videos. Having studied for over 20 years, I often struggle to find new and interesting tutorials. Your website is an absolute goldmine. Cheers!
Thanks for writing Charles, keep swingin man!
This is excellent and I want to say a big thanks for posting it. Very generous of you to allow people to access this information.
These materclass are priceless!!!! Thanks so much Dave and team. Btw your book JOY OF IMPROV is excellent too. I've bought it sometime ago and spend so much time working on the materials. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
What a treasure. Thank you so much for this.
Great lesson! Thanks, Frank!
best thing I've seen this year. Has answered many questions and given my playing a new refreshing direction. many many thanks, and I will be taking in all your other videos asap.
hi thanks for writing) Saying that this is the best thing you have seen in 2020 is...hahaha...please enjoy 54 free master classes at davefrankjazz.com, blessings and keep swingin from NYC
Great explanations of these concepts, and fantastic playing as well! And a Kongol hat!
Dave thanks for sharing this. This is the kind of stuff that brings a thousand ideas into one's head right away. You are a fantastic player and even though I could see you holding back for the sake of the class, I can see that your hands and your musicality are amazing. Thanks again.
Great Dave Frank, great lessons, finally understood how go inside and outside changes, thanks so much.
how's that for a speedy reply?
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@@DaveFrank Ok, Frank, I'll do it, thanks once more.
this. is. GOLD!! thank you soo much x)
Thank you Dave! And thank you University of RUclips! :D
Thank you, Maestro Dave..
A truly masterful delivery of an art form that's mostly misunderstood.
Prophetic, even.
I ' m crying . Love it these lines
Thanks so much for another quality lesson, Dave. A gold mine of goodies in this one! It's clear that my ears are WAY ahead of my hands (maybe the better problem to have)...patience and practice, patience and practice.
you might want to see a chiropractor about that Robert..
Dave Frank
Wel Dave, there's alot of "ink" being spilled about your work, and rightly too. Whatever way you look at it, you've done a hell of a lot of investigative work melodicaly, harmonically, and rhythmically speaking. You've thus created a whole rich tapestry of sound, colour, and shape. Maybe the only missing factor is emotion. I feel that here we seem to be in a Cornelius Escher universe. The "old boys" in jazz had a unique sound- not perfect, but terribly warm. But your presence today is necessary, and we all have alot to learn from your research. Thank you Dave.
can you clarify this statement?
What a superb educator.
this has to be the most comprehensive lesson on the subject.
passionnant !!! très analytique et facile a exploiter !
beaucoup de nouvelles piste de travail grâce a toi !
merci DAVE !!!!!!
in the midst of all this madness, you still manage to throw in a C senior. That's mastery right there!
Just fantastic, Dave. Thanks for sharing all this. I'll be practicing!
go to it man) you may regret a visit to my master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, 24 in-depth classes like this one, all free for thee)
Superb! Well put and succinctly said. Bravo.
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That was nothing but Awesomeness.
just wanted to say a small thank you for this excellent video. pure gold
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Thank you very much Frank... You`ve opened a door that seemed really locked for me
That's Great) You may enjoy a visit to my master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com 24 in-depth classes free for you!
the best lesson so far in the subject on you tube.. Thanks DF
Great explanation and demonstration
thanks a lot.
Yes Dave, your lessons are definitely on an other level ;) Really appreciate !!! Will go on your website now ...
Mathieu from Marseille France
Beautiful stuff, Dave. Some wonderful concepts for me to work on in my free playing, which tends to be completely random. Thanks.
Brilliant!!! Beautiful masterclass!!!
Always a great lesson. thanks Dave.
Very beautiful Dave ! Thank's !
Very good lesson ! Enough stuff for the next year ! Thank yo so much !
Dude i watched maybe 6 of your master classes over the past year. I thank you so much!!! What you said at 10:21 , Exactly!!! God bless you brotha!
OM SPIRIT BLISS!
fantastic lesson, many thanks Dave, this'll keep me busy for at least a year... : )
This a fantastic video . More outside playing tips please!!
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Thanks a lot Dave, you make it easy to understand, I am working on tour stuff right now.
Very interesting! Thanks for this great video and sharing your knowledge!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for breaking this down like this!
hi Sharon, you may enjoy a new master class and video archive at www.davefrankjazz.com thanks for writing and keep swingin!
Absolutely great! As an RnB player and wanna be jazz player - I have huge gaps in my playing as I don't read. Have asked many players for years how to go out and seems nobody is giving up that info.
Finally!! here is concrete information on how to go out that one can wrap one's head head around. Really appreciate the approachable teaching style that you have.
Thanks again. Will be tuned in.
Thanks so much! These are great ideas, Dave. Keep up the good work!
I think of outside playing as improvised polytonality or polymodality. Symmetrical patterns based on perfect fourths or fifths can also create the effect.
Thank you very much for sharing this knowledge - really valuable!
thank you Dr frank God bless you for sharing these stuff great revelations without going to berklee ::::
Hi there Dave :-) very good lesson, i will share this with my students. i listened to the whole vid and enjoyed your jazz spirit very much !!! Raz from jazzy Israel .
Thank you Dave Frank!
Thanks! This is really helpful!
Woooww !!!Dave, you are a great man !!!
+Marco Di Giuseppe thanks for writing Marco, please enjoy a visit to the master class archive at www.davefrankjazz.com, there are presently 32 classes like this, all free for thee)
I think it helps if the bass line itself mostly only barely gestures at the "chord changes" that we're supposed to be going inside and outside of. Consider how hard it would be to hear those "chord extensions" at the end if they weren't being narrated? I had no clue where we were because the bass is already so ambiguous. And I think it's a lot easier to step outside a harmony that's mostly only implied than it is to step outside something more definite (imagine straight arrpeggiations on the actual chord notes as the bass line). My takeaway: learn to play bass lines like Dave, then revisit this video.
you need to work on your listening. the bass line and the inside notes implied, very clearly, what the harmony was (a basic blues). not to mention, he was only going outside on the V
great stuff man and great way of teaching it, thank you
Thanks a lot, very clearly explained, and helpful.
Big wow on this! Great stuff! Thanks.
Hammond B3 grinder here.
Thanks much for some great new ideas to work on.
Interesting rhythmic contrast between hands, 2:54 - 3:02.
this tutorial is really brilliant - thanks a lot
That was fun! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I will try this at home! =)
Thanks for the vid. Dig the Paramahamsa Yogananda pic on the back wall.. I bet he'd play REAL outside the 'changes'
! :)
Haha good one thanks His playing is on a whole nuther plane)
fabulous. Thanks Dave!
Give this man a cookie! By far the most useful vid I've seen about this topic, thanks :D
Thahnk you very much for all this Knowledge.
Greetings from Costa Rica
Great video, Dave! I'll have to come check out one of your classes in person.
You know you can put the link to your website in the video info as well as embedded in the video itself; you should do that--it makes it easier for people to go check it out (and is good for your search ranking as well).
Thanks tremendously for sharing.
Gold. Thank you, Dave Frank. (11:37, I think I'll name a song that). :-)
Really informative Dave. Thanks..
awesome intro [and the rest too]
Inspiring and instructive - I use it now on jams and whenever improvising! /Adam
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great lesson❤
I`m very, very, very, very greatful. God bless!
this was nice...i will practice using it
C senior!!! hahahah. Thanks a lot for this master class. Greetings Dave.
great ideas here. Tristano lives!!
this is so awesome! Thanks man!
This is totally first rate...smart and funky too. It has it's own identity but even has wisps of various cats iike Dave MacKenna and Lennie Tristano. Great to have a prof who is articulate and that's a real street guy instead of just another band room nerd with a Masters degree.
This is just awesome.
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thank you DAVE but i saw a video where you was playing along bebop frases. even you said in a comment "this is a result o many years of studying….
Good stuff, especially the modal reassignment, which opens a lot of doors, so thank you. A question, though: This nicely explains how to do a "linear" departure from the existing harmony (say, for a sax player or the piano's right hand). However, the left-hand voicings on the video seem to closely follow the mode switches (as does the bass line) and would, likely clash with the bass or a guitar in a group situation. This makes this part of the video seem more like an approach to planned reharmonization rather than going outside of the standard changes on-the-fly. Yes/no/irrelevant?
you can probably get away with both hands going off the changes for a little bit in a group context, any more than a few bars probably best to have an agreement with the bass player etc..
Difficult concepts v well explained, thank you
Thank you Frank..