3 Exercises to Master Cocktail Jazz Piano
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LESSON SUMMARY
In this lesson, you're going to learn 3 exercises to master cocktail jazz piano improv. Specifically, you will learn:
- The turnaround progression
- Chord shells
- Rootless voicings
- The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale)
- An 8th note exercise
- A triplet exercise
- A slide exercise
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Chapters:
00:46 Turnaround progression
01:20 Beginner approach: chord shells
02:30 Play with backing track
03:04 Intermediate approach: rootless voicings
04:09 Play with backing track
05:04 Gospel scale
06:33 Exercise 1: 8th notes
09:05 Exercise 2: triplets
10:56 Exercise 3: slides
12:33 Play with backing track
13:07 Conclusion
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Jonny May
00:46 Turnaround progression
01:20 Beginner approach: chord shells
02:30 Play with backing track
03:04 Intermediate approach: rootless voicings
04:09 Play with backing track
05:04 Gospel scale
06:33 Exercise 1: 8th notes
09:05 Exercise 2: triplets
10:56 Exercise 3: slides
12:33 Play with backing track
13:07 Conclusion
Hallo
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@11:02 : Jonny, I know how you love to use slides-- since taking your courses, I find myself starting to do slides even when they don't fit the music! I especially love throwing in an occasional double slide (you didn't discuss them in this lesson)-- very enticing, like making the keyboard purr!
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I was playing rock organ, but wanted to play Jazz. Oh well, better late than never.
Your teaching style is perfect for the way I learn. Thank You, and God Bless You.
I'm 71 and have been studying his method for the last 3 years or so.....he has so many different sections of learning, and sometimes, I find it overwhelming cause i jump from one idea to another before I can master any one....I have a bit of an advance as I did study music at music college, but that was when I was in my early 20's...I just need to find the discipline to not jump around. Good Luck and God Bless!!!
I had to look many times to realize how you are doing the slides. At first, I didn't see that you were touching 2 keys! Almost like a magician. Very good lesson for me, a beginner at 72!
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You GO!
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I played piano in middle and high school jazz band and we were NEVER taught anything like this. Thank you!
Same for me
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I am deeply connected with music (being now 54). It was always classical, reading music (I love Bach!). BUT!! - I NEVER knew how to play "by heart" or improvise. My Father - a professional conductor and organ virtuoso - and my brother - engineer! :) - could improvise easily! You taught me how much do I have to DEPART from the classical understanding of the harmony I studied in order to IMPROVISE - how much must I change my approach. I have to turn it 180 degrees! That's your GREAT success! Thank you! I will definitely follow starting from HERE!! This is thanks to your remarkable teaching / instructing abilities and a brilliant personality!
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I am also a classically trained pianist that always felt like I was trapped in a box with no where to get out. I am extremely thankful for my training......but now I see there was an absolutely unopened box to explore. I feel like such a beginner again......and loving it! :) :)
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This is a perfect little lesson, thank you Jonny.
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Not sure I’ve ever seen this so cleanly described in so little time. Amazing!!
Nice little lesson, Johnny! Been playing for years, but i gave up trying to figure out improv because I couldnt find a comprehensive lesson, but this is it! 🎹
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Step 2: Doesn't matter
Vic Toza it’s also helpful if you breakdown crying half way through and start yelling at the audience.
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Took me about three hours to learn how to play a handfull of songs in this style. Properly amazing!
Thank you for posting this. What great teaching and playing technique.
Just finished watching the triplets and slides . . . wow. Even more impressed. GREAT job!
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I've gone back to this lesson at least 10 times in the past year. It is a treasure. Seeing improvement in my playing and is so encouraging. Thanks, Jonny!
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How beautiful is jazz piano music.... specially when comes from your own fingers!
Tremendous lesson, opened up different avenues!
My grandfather used to play jazz piano, and I loved listening to him practice. I'm excited to learn how to play!!
I started playing piano at 13. Went to college for it for 2 years. This is just what I needed to get back into it.
I really love jazz and blues,but i dont know how,i hope i can learn in this video
Jonny, I've been practicing all evening ... what a brilliant tip this is. All of a sudden I'm sitting at the piano playing my own compositions and it almost sounds like rudimentary cocktail piano. Fantastic.
This is one of the best materials I have seen on entire youtube. Everything explained in such easy way
Best lesson I’ve seen yet, And only eight minutes in. Exactly what I was looking for because it’s taking a very simple chord sequence and embellishing it to sound like something much richer.
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Thank you, Johnny.
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And how many cassette tapes did you go through before TH-cam? Man these kids today got it soooo good!
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This has just become my favorite video on TH-cam. I never knew I wanted to play cocktail jazz but now I think I want to do it more than any other thing and I know I will be able to. Excellent teacher. 👏
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Thank you sooo much Johnny.... truly accessible,useful, practical, down to earth, doable. And wonderful to play and listen to! Improv made possible!,, So satisfying! Thanks for posting
Thank you Jonny.
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I am working on a project where I play one song in several styles. I don't get jazz AT ALL nor play much piano so the cocktail version was the most difficult to transcribe. WOW this helped so much. I don't feel embarrassed to share this with my help for this song now. Thank you so much. Even getting a feel for the timings you used at the beginning helped. Cheers!
You are a great teacher! I've watched a couple of your videos with no real piano knowledge (I play guitar) and I'm already "slowly" improving to backing tracks on my keyboard! THANKS! This is gonna be a great journey!
So thankful for this video. You started with basics and explained from there which was so helpful. especially when you explained the timing of different scales when you add a swing to it. This helped me a lot and I'm now subscribed.
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I can't be the only one hearing "Heart and Soul" within these progressions. I am now going to take a second look at that composition, I didn't realize the "Jazzy" in that song. Cool!!! Thanks for these tips!!!
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Wow. Super impressed. I stopped at the 8:50 mark because I couldn't wait to try it . . . and 30-45 minutes later I can start to get a handle on the intermediate bass line and am fooling with the gospel improv over it. I've only been (really) playing about a year and learning this kind of improv was really my motivation /goal to start playing piano in the first place. (I play for myself late at night to relax---yes, with a cocktail nearby! lol) Thank you Jonny for the great free lessons. (I'm a professional artist/art professor as well, so major props for the clarity and demystification of your art form.)
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Thanks for breaking that down for me. Never messed around with jazz progressions. The 4 chord turn around and the “ gospel scale “ have given me a lot to practice around with. Great stuff. Thanks
Do you do boogie and blues tutorials?
I'm so glad TH-cam recommended your video to me instead of nonsense. I'm not a beginner at piano or pro but as an intermediate everything you're explaining, including the slides, is super, duper important! I didn't know a chord progression I've been tinkling with since kid by ear turns out to be the mighty Gospel Scale! Now that I can recognize that pattern and it has a name to it is really informative :)
Thank you! Very much!
Fantastic lesson
I can more comprehend the way you teaching actually some of them sometimes it can be tricky but mind you I really like just to learned specially just blues also I want to learned the lick how to run it but I’ve got you the way you do it have some idea now thank you