Excellent. 3:00 hit it on the head! Thank you for explaining it so simply. I am an experienced rock player always looking to improve. I play for weddings and have been baffled by how to play the feel of some sax solos like the sax solo in Billy Joel's Just The Way You Are, especially the mid B to High D and back down to Bb in the second solo.. I can play the notes but finally understanding how it is supposed to feel. Thanks for the practice technique and wish me luck.
It really depends. Inflection is an intuitive thing. It has to be felt more than anything else. There are certain figures that sound good with inflection on the upbeat, some sound good on the down beat. In modern large ensemble jazz, there are figures that should have no inflection whatsoever. Most figures are played with a combination of upbeat and downbeat inflections. Upbeat swing inflection provides a good introduction but doing a lot of listening helps with feel.
I'm a bass player, and I liked so much your lesson. Do you connect the second to the third notes, forth to the fifth...t? Or just accent the beats 2 and 4? Thank you
Sounds GREAT Dave! It's the look I'm worried about....I think you need some tattoos on your forearms (maybe even a tattoo sleeve) to toughen your image. Anyone else feelin this too?......but, GO Dave....this was AWESOME!
Excellent. 3:00 hit it on the head! Thank you for explaining it so simply. I am an experienced rock player always looking to improve. I play for weddings and have been baffled by how to play the feel of some sax solos like the sax solo in Billy Joel's Just The Way You Are, especially the mid B to High D and back down to Bb in the second solo.. I can play the notes but finally understanding how it is supposed to feel. Thanks for the practice technique and wish me luck.
Outstanding, thank you for illustrating the differences that young player tend to struggle with to get better.
I played in the New York Allstate Jazz Band under his direction. It was a pleasure working with him.
WOW, REALLY helpful Dave. Gotta take that June summer course with you at NYU !!
Thanks, great explanation of timing and articulation on jazz style, so simple and sweet.
Great video. Thank you!
It really depends. Inflection is an intuitive thing. It has to be felt more than anything else. There are certain figures that sound good with inflection on the upbeat, some sound good on the down beat. In modern large ensemble jazz, there are figures that should have no inflection whatsoever. Most figures are played with a combination of upbeat and downbeat inflections. Upbeat swing inflection provides a good introduction but doing a lot of listening helps with feel.
I'm a bass player, and I liked so much your lesson. Do you connect the second to the third notes, forth to the fifth...t? Or just accent the beats 2 and 4? Thank you
L'articulation est une chose capitale dans le jazz.
it is very important video thanks so much.i think this is the first secret of jazz
Good clear practice suggestions about 3:00.
So is there an accent on the upbeat of eighth notes when playing with jazz articulation?
Sounds GREAT Dave! It's the look I'm worried about....I think you need some tattoos on your forearms (maybe even a tattoo sleeve) to toughen your image. Anyone else feelin this too?......but, GO Dave....this was AWESOME!
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Well you understand articulation you now just have to work on your sound