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The Use of Tensions. Before BeBop most jazz musicians built their solos around the basic chord tones of the underlying progression. One musician who changed that was... Author: Frank Singer, date published: Sat, 26 April 2008

How to transcribe. Transcribing solos by jazz masters is one of the best ways to improve your improvisation skills, but if you've never done this before it can be a... Author: David Wilken, date published: Mon, 07 April 2008

Digital Patterns. Developing technique and ideas based on digital patterns. Author: David Valdez, date published: Tue, 08 January 2008

Jazz Harmony for Improvisation. A great article on chord substitution and making your ideas more interesting. Author: David Valdez, date published: Sat, 15 December 2007

Motivic Development. A word on motivic development in your playing. Author: David Valdez, date published: Sun, 09 December 2007

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