Digging Deeper Jazz

Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on February 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

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Today, in Episode #1, we have some John Scofield from his great album Hand Jive. The band is SO grooving on this tune, but what does that mean? What is going on, and how might WE do that? And what about Eddie Harris's solo . . . ? Let's dig in.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

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Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 4th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

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In episode #32, James & Jeff ask, are a YouTube fan? If so, that's great. Having all that information at our fingertips is incredible. But . . . are you playing better because of it, or are you more or less wasting time? Both are possible, but for most of us, it's really the latter. You do not need MORE information, you need CURATED information. Today, Jeff and James lay out their thoughts on the matter.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 14th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #31, James and Jeff will tell you a sad truth . . . you can play the notes correctly, and have all the rhythms right, and STILL not sound very good. What the heck!? Well, how you serve up the solo is as important as the solo itself. Today, we look at a few aspects of style, including shading and tapering, vibrato and bends. Let's dig into it!!

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 31st, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #30, James and Jeff are talking about big band and ensemble playing. Whether you are playing in a funk horn section or a Count Basie big band, knowing the rules of the road (on all instruments) is crucial. It's a different mindset, and it's definitely a "team sport." Let's break it down a bit!

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 10th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

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In episode #29, it's Altered Scales! Nothing in our study of jazz strikes more fear and loathing into the hearts of musicians than the Altered Scale. Confusing and complicated, perplexing and problematic, the Altered Scale is responsible for incredible amounts of wasted hours and psychotherapy bills. If only there was an easier way . . . Guess what? There's an easier way. Let's dig in!

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 26th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #28, Today we are talking Bending Notes. Yes, this is a super important element of style in jazz, and something that all the greats used to some extent. That said, it is also very easy to overdo, so we end up sounding totally sub-amateur. Yikes. How to get this correct? James and Jeff dive into this idea and talk about when, where, why and how.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 12th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #27, James and Jeff talk about Momentum! Not just for cement trucks and bowling balls, momentum is hugely important in jazz. How are some improvisers able to play lines that seem to have incredible and inexorable direction? Why do their solo sound "right," but our solos, using the same notes, just "don't have it?" By adjusting just two things, we can find more momentum and energy in our playing, almost immediately. Enlightenment awaits!

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 22nd, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #26, James and Jeff talk about jam sessions. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Jam sessions are a rite of passage and a great way to meet people and to get inspired. They are also a great way to diminish your will to live. Check out the video, and get a few points on how NOT to be "that guy" at the next jam session. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 15th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #25, James and Jeff talk about the history of this music, and if it is worth our time to go back to some earlier styles. Is there anything in swing music (dance music) that we can learn from? You might be surprised! Tune in and get tuned up. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 8th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

In episode #24, James takes you through the amazing Miles Davis recording of the song "Love For Sale." What is going on in this recording? How should we listen to the bass? How about the drums? What is Coltrane doing, and why does Miles sound so swinging? James breaks it down for you!


Mentioned in this podcast:

• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you! 

• J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&[email protected], and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly.  Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?