Learning to Play Jazz Blog
The Grammar of Jazz Improv
4/1/24 | Hank Mobely Lick #1 | 10 minute video
Hank Mobley is the master of textbook bebop lines that follow every rule in the book to a tee. In this first of the Grammar of Jazz Improv series, see how he expertly uses all four elements of melodic construction to craft a flowing major ii-V-I lick.
4/1/24 | 10 minute video
Just six tunes on this EP, one a duet with Gregory Porter (see below) and four of them tried-and-true Christmas standards lushly and conservatively arranged and produced. Her voice is something to behold.