Introduction to Jazz Piano: A Deep Dive starts from the beginning and helps you develop all the skills necessary to become a functional jazz pianist. For the dedicated student, this book will be your “Bible”!
It covers a wide range of subjects: the blues, comping skills, chord voicings from basic to more intriguing ones, strategies for building solid solos, and much more. Accompanying audio files are available for free download at .
Jeb Patton, long-time pianist for Jimmy Heath and the Heath Bros., is an in-demand New York musician and a recording artist in his own right, as well as the author of several earlier Sher Music Co. books
Contents Include
- 60 Workouts you can do with Classic Jazz Recordings
- Triad Study and Application to Folk Songs and the Blues
- Blues phrasing
- Basic Voicing Techniques
- Comping with Closed Position Voicings
- Intro to Barry Harris’s “Little Chords” and Sixth-Diminished Scale Concept
- Comping Games and Exercises
- Comping with Open Position Voicings
- How to Create Solo Piano Arrangements of Standards
- How to Practice Scales
- How to Develop Melodic Building Blocks for Soloing
- Intro to Transcribing and Assimilation Transcriptions
- 1 CD download containing demonstrations and play-along tracks
- 224 pages
- Table of Contents
- Page 11
- Page 54
- Page 63
- Page 188
- Track 1
- Track 9
- Track 33
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Endorsements
Jeb Patton is a living treasure, and his new book Introduction to Jazz Piano: A Deep Dive is a generous labor of love as well as being an extremely valuable text for students and pros alike. There is no one today who is a more devoted bridge for Jazz pianists of the present and the future to the language of the 20th century masters than Jeb. As a musical brother, my own heart beams with pride to see this new volume of information so soulfully prepared, because as a Jazz Messenger I can honestly cosign Jeb’s entire modus operandi as a most genuine, humble disciple of the music, and as well the most noble and authentic kind of a teacher as can be found.”
— Benny Green
When it comes to learning jazz piano, this is about as good as it gets. Packed with enough learning material to last a lifetime — it is, indeed, a ‘deep dive.’ ”
— Downbeat
Introduction to Jazz Piano: A Deep Dive is just that. It is an in-depth, refreshing course on deepening one’s skill set. It encourages musical exploration in a conceptual way, rather than a one size fits all approach. Highly recommended! ”
— Alan Pasqua
It’s difficult to know where and how to begin in the vast language of jazz piano, but Jeb Patton’s comprehensive introduction hones in on fundamental concepts that provide a firm foundation for a lifetime of exploration.”
— Aaron Diehl
I like Jeb Patton’s new book a lot. It is easy to understand and covers material in a very straight-forward way. He has some new approaches to things and brings in a lot of great information.”
— Larry Dunlap