Jazz Improvisation Demo: BEGINNER TO GENIUS...Where Do YOU Fit?

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  • @GetYourSaxTogether
    @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t forget to grab for free PDF▶️ www.getyoursaxtogether.com/5levels

  • @saxfish
    @saxfish 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Most generous & appreciated are You Jamie¡ Greetings from Nicaragua>

  • @w2tty
    @w2tty ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’d be happy to get to level 2 and stay there. It fits my musical style. When the backing track is going by as fast as it is in this example, and I see the changes written on paper flying by while playing along, I can’t even begin do the work required to get those voice leadings in place at the right moments. Level 2 is almost magic to me, and I can just forget about the other levels.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Level 2 is great. Just express yourself and have fun!

  • @robstevens9590
    @robstevens9590 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks Jamie! You fit so much info into 20 minutes! I played "Autumn Leaves" on a gig 2 weeks ago. My solo was a combination between examples 1 & 2, but you've given me lots more to work on.

  • @aljerones99
    @aljerones99 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I honestly find the bar for levels 1 through 3 pretty high.
    Over the past 18 months, I've spent a lot of time learning and memorizing new songs (mainly jazz standards) with accomanying solos, practicing technique, ear training, chord analysis and some vocabulary. I've chosen to stay focused rather than distracted by too much.
    Though I know I've grown and others tell me as much, this all seems so distant to me.
    As a full-time professional, with other social and domestic responsibilities, there is only so much time, each day that I can devote to attaining these lofty sax goals.
    I'm not sure if this video has motivated or intimidated me.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Believe me, I totally get it. Just enjoy it wherever you are.

    • @chriselston7046
      @chriselston7046 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't be disheartened. When Jamie plays Level 1, say, he doesn't play it like a beginner. He has the feel, phrasing and articulation of a professional player. He also has the advantage of having internalised all the scales, arpeggios etc, which takes time.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chriselston7046 yeh this is true!!

  • @squash457
    @squash457 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enjoying this on the ferry to calais.. As usual @Jamie offers up something for everyone and 40 different lick ideas over one tune in to keep us busy til next Sunday and many more sundays to come.

  • @pelonete5000
    @pelonete5000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have been studying for many many years and I can't even play level one like that!!!!!!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Phrasing is the key then.

    • @Rafael-nm7uz
      @Rafael-nm7uz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His tune is amazing, he can't sound as level 1 , that's the point

  • @MaximPustovit
    @MaximPustovit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant! Thank you! 🫡

  • @emscots2780
    @emscots2780 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow so much in this! Looking forward to the inner circle version 🎉 Working hard on level 2 😅

  • @couchphotography8861
    @couchphotography8861 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much to digest, but great ideas everywhere! Have not had time to practise because I have been out nearly every night playing jam sessions, backing up all sorts of musicians from jazz, to folk, to blues, to country rock, and even some punk thrown in the mix!! Does that count as practising? I hope so, because I get home after 2 or 3 hours solid playing and I clean the horn, have a bite to eat, then fall into bed!! Honestly it's been a game changer for me, and its so good when you look across at all these smiling faces, then they come up after and tell you how much they enjoyed the music, and am I going to be playing again next week? LOL the tune I get asked if I can play the most? Careless Whisper!!

  • @drenngur
    @drenngur ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was superb. Can’t wait to try it all out! Thanks, as always

  • @chuckking5254
    @chuckking5254 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this outstanding approach!

  • @ragnarsimonsen4889
    @ragnarsimonsen4889 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, Jamie. Here is where I will dive in, at least from from level 1 to 3, and try to understand why you are doin’ what you are.

  • @ahorta63
    @ahorta63 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for your post, it is very educational for people who do not know jazz or want to play it. In level 4 over E7, Charlie Parker took some rythyms from Klose's exercises, this one is an example

  • @olivierherment1188
    @olivierherment1188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your teaching

  • @djliksu6341
    @djliksu6341 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good video. Could cope with a few more of these breakdowns.

  • @DJsilversax
    @DJsilversax ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video and a lot of food for thought.
    These levels also move through different decades and approaches to playing.
    I prefer the examples with more rhythmic and melodic interest. Great tone, time and strong melodies trump playing more outside for me, especially on standards.

  • @hakanviklund6842
    @hakanviklund6842 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff as always! Quite humbling too. There is so much to learn. But that's also inspiring!
    Great to get to listen to all the different levels over the same chords, together with the explanations of how they differ!
    Judging from the other comments, I feel like I'm in good company trying to get over the hump to level 2.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much. If it were easy, everyone would do it! Keep at it

  • @rispalmichel9383
    @rispalmichel9383 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow !!! incredible stuff
    Very interesting thanks a lot for that

  • @pavelpatsenkov
    @pavelpatsenkov ปีที่แล้ว

    That is absolutely fantastic tutorial, Mr Anderson. Thank you very, very much!

  • @glenntomassi3442
    @glenntomassi3442 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent as always! Thank you for posting!!!

  • @peterolsson3662
    @peterolsson3662 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Jaime, as always great and inspiring. It might be somehow a sacrilege, but not being a Beboper I like level 1, more melody and expression. Guess I am just simple minded. But you sound massive on everything you play.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Fair enough! No judgement.

    • @chriselston7046
      @chriselston7046 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simple stuff played well beats complex stuff where you're just about hanging on.

  • @traciethomas3234
    @traciethomas3234 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤❤ Jamie I love this video. I am working into Level 2 to play the changes. But exploring your upper levels has really helped me see what I can to explore into! I love this video!!!! Thank you so much!!! YOu’re the best!!!

  • @bob_dubois
    @bob_dubois ปีที่แล้ว

    great stuff, as always!

  • @raffegonzo
    @raffegonzo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great stuff. Is there a level 0?😅 Thanks for your teachings!

  • @pjcoop
    @pjcoop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really useful. Thanks.

  • @felixol
    @felixol ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks again Jamie! Very tasty!

  • @darwood6861
    @darwood6861 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video. I don't even know what i don't know at this point. Level 1 would be an awesome accomplishment for me. Jamie is s freak of nature on the sax.

  • @gabrielfernandes9195
    @gabrielfernandes9195 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful! But what comes before the first level?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Singing and clapping one note. That’s how my Improvisation Mastery course starts.

  • @harrisonsax
    @harrisonsax ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice class. Congratulation.

  • @pirsquared3251
    @pirsquared3251 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The playing on levels 3, 4 and especially 5 is incredible, Jamie (at least compared to many of us). Honestly, my ear "likes" the sound of the easier levels much better than the last two. I guess it's more of what I'm used to. While I appreciate the 5th level skill required, I couldn't enjoy listing to the whole song played like that. I suppose accomplished jazz musicians probably could though.

    • @Laura-wg5jk
      @Laura-wg5jk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What you said! The first few levels are my preference also. With a song like Autumn Leaves, the higher levels sounded too 'busy' - too many notes - "notiness" can be overwhelming on a beautiful standard like this. Sometimes less is more, but that's my opinion. But thank you Jaime for the video, I always learn something!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeh, fair enough. 😊

    • @GeorgeSKLeong
      @GeorgeSKLeong ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Jamie for the video. The information is really mind blowing. I got lost from level 3 onwards but level 5 sounds really cool. Sounds like what the Big Phat band guys would play

  • @fletchermonroe3367
    @fletchermonroe3367 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh WoW !! This is a really good vid . More like this please !! ? Love the messy screen !!

  • @oferbruner5379
    @oferbruner5379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jamie, you are amazing

  • @jakeequilar5476
    @jakeequilar5476 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video, really puts my own playing into perspective. I'm barely at level 2 haha! In the thumbnail I wouldn't put Coltrane a level higher than Bird in terms of "GENIUS" but Trane definitely pushed the limits of improvisation to new depths.

  • @jazzman_10
    @jazzman_10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was specting to be on level 2, but then I realized that my rythm is far from being as good as yours on level 1. Something to think about... Thanks!

  • @faustobalboa2740
    @faustobalboa2740 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video thanks!!

  • @ThomasATorr
    @ThomasATorr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant!

  • @douglange6863
    @douglange6863 ปีที่แล้ว

    It seems that many of the greatest solos follow a pattern of starting at level 1-2 and then progress to higher levels to build intensity of expression. Just thinking about the levels as devices will be helpful when crafting a solo.

  • @TheStarlitfuse
    @TheStarlitfuse 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great summary, i've been struggling with the amount of information out there and its good to hear and see them categorised this way...I can now say that level 5 doesn't interest me it's too 'languagified' for my tastes, particularly as a listener, level one is a bit too simplistic but beautiful in a conventional melody kind of way. My aim is level three. Somewhere between the soul and the intellect. Anyway you've saved me possibly years of jamming and searching trying to figure it out. Thanks

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the great comment. Glad to help!

    • @TheStarlitfuse
      @TheStarlitfuse 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether if I may ask a question; if we need to play chord tones for example C-E-G-B wouldn't playing Eb (over Cmaj) suggest a different chord such as the minor seventh? Isn't this why it would be considered an avoid note or is it more an issue of timing?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheStarlitfuse to be honest these questions are best answered within my inner circle community. I’m sure you understand! Can’t do it in one short YT comment. 👍🏻

    • @TheStarlitfuse
      @TheStarlitfuse 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether that's an answer in itself, great thanks

  • @BassNSax628
    @BassNSax628 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another brilliant video Jamie.. Thanks. I admit, After level 1 things got complicated for me but it’s good to see what I should be aiming for. Can I ask a quick question on a different subject? Do you have a spare sax, in case your first choice develops a fault before a paid gig?

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeh I’ve got a spare alto and tenor but not soprano or bari!

  • @crussellmorg
    @crussellmorg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow. so interesting. question: if you could only study all the important scales or could only study jazz licks/phrases in all keys-- which would you chose and/or what would lead to the best improvisation in the end.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Jazz licks anyday. Because that’s the actual THING not the theory.

  • @ChipTheMusicMan
    @ChipTheMusicMan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, Jaime - very cool video! You sound ridiculous as always. I think I'm around a level 2 but your use of eighth notes and phyrigan dominant over the V7 go beyond my level. Hopefully one day my "level 2" will sound as good as yours!

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do it! It’s just a scale. Use it.

    • @ChipTheMusicMan
      @ChipTheMusicMan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Yes, I'll have to try it!

  • @brianmatthews232
    @brianmatthews232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jamie= Level 6 😀

  • @djmileski
    @djmileski 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Level 5 reminds me of Joe Henderson’s

  • @kdmossman
    @kdmossman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is fantastic stuff, Jamie. Oh boy, though, the step from level 1 to 2-- been trying to make that for the past decade. How in the world do you internalize all the chord notes and scales and then rip out an improvised melody at this rate? (Playing with the rhythm seems more natural)

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      You practice a lot and you transcribe solos. 👍🏻

  • @noahtruth6554
    @noahtruth6554 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wait. You did say the first improv was LEVEL 1, Right! Level 01. Level one for who?🎷

    • @gregorydanielscpa
      @gregorydanielscpa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s an “ability to execute” factor here. It’s Level 1 based on complexity, but Jamie is a pro and can make Jingle Bells swing because of his tone, groove, articulation, etc. This video is largely, but not exclusively, about WHAT notes you choose to play. I suspect there is a parallel concept of “Levels of Execution” based on HOW you play the notes you choose.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very intelligent comment @gregorydanielscpa

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Level 1 for anyone, but so much is also in the phrasing, groove and sound I guess!

  • @rispalmichel9383
    @rispalmichel9383 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Jamie thanks again for your very nice video. I have a question about the notes replace by a cross in the brackets do you play the notes or are they a kind ghost notes ?
    Also for the notes under brackets to you play them ?
    Thanks in advance for your feedback
    Michel

  • @KatelynElton-bp8md
    @KatelynElton-bp8md ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do people actually think about these things when they’re playing it or they just play what feels right and notice what they did in regards to #9s and whatnot after

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great question with many different answers depending on the experience of the player. For me, a mix I guess.

  • @cathycuccia3385
    @cathycuccia3385 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Though I enjoy hearing you play these improv phrases, I can only manage playing at Level 1. Got WAY too complicated for me after that. I mostly felt itimidated and lost confidence.

  • @Sheldonmiranda07
    @Sheldonmiranda07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At best I can play level 3 with alot of practice

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s awesome!

    • @Sheldonmiranda07
      @Sheldonmiranda07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GetYourSaxTogether Thanks! Keep them video’s coming. I get to learn a lot

  • @xaviercoll
    @xaviercoll ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm blocked between levels 1 and 2 for 20 years ... 😪

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing wrong with those! Just keep playing and enjoy wherever you're at

  • @pipborthwick6313
    @pipborthwick6313 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hmm I think I'm level 2 at best.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s great!

    • @pipborthwick6313
      @pipborthwick6313 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @GetYourSaxTogether a lesson on Bud Freeman The Eel would be great! I've been working it out but be great to hear your take on it!

  • @TerryBoutilier
    @TerryBoutilier ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sorry - never had any theory so it is all Greek to me.

    • @GetYourSaxTogether
      @GetYourSaxTogether  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s the end result that matters not the theory so if you can do it all by ear, great!

  • @alfredo4395
    @alfredo4395 ปีที่แล้ว

    -1