Smooth Jazz Piano

Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 7-Jazz Piano Solos Volume 7: Smooth Jazz is a collection of 16 contemporary favourites for Piano including Just The Two Of Us Songbird This Masquerade Morning Dance and many others.Listen to Songbird here:

Piano Playbook: Smooth Jazz contains 47 jazz standards for Piano; from the cool sounds of Charlie Parker to the rhythms of the samba.This songbook boasts suburb arrangements of pieces from all realms ofjazz including Latin and contemporary. Each song has been chosen to reflect a variety of moods.The spiral binding ensures that the Piano Playbook sits flat on a Piano or other music stand while the crispengraving is a pleasure to read. Its handy 6 x 9 in. size allows for convenience and portability — perfect for any performer.

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon of The Super Groovers have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. After releasing their first CD 'Supergroovin' which received world wide airplay they recognized a need in the music publishing business for a series of books on contemporary improvising within the 'Smooth Jazz' genre. Andrew composed and recorded all the rhythm tracks used in this book. In their opinion the melodies were so catchy theycouldn't resist developing them into completed songs. Mainline Connection Villefranche-sur-Mer and You're The Only One In My Life are a few featured on their second CD Mainline Connection. The smooth jazz grooves in this 50 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Série de Piano Jazz du Conseil associé est une introduction complète pour le monde du jazz. Un ensemble de pionnier des publications et un syllabus rigoureusement planifié fournissent les blocs de construction, vous avez besoin pour jouer jazz avec imagination, de compréhension et de style et d'improviser efficacement dès le départ. Cinq livres de pièces graduées fournissent une foule de répertoire jazz pour vous de jouer, de la grande tradition afro-américaine de la nature dynamique, dynamique et multiculturelle de jazz aujourd'hui. Tout au long, il y a une vaste gamme de styles : rainures rock funky, tempo swing tunes, des calypsos, des morceaux de latin, jazz valses, pièces modales, be-bop Evangile etc.. Il y a des airs classiques par ces grands du jazz comme Miles Davis et Thelonius Monk en plus de pièces neuves qui ont été spécialement commandées de pianistes de jazz britanniques professionnels et les éducateurs. Au sein de chaque album, il y a 15 pièces présentées dans trois catégories - blues, de normes et de jazz contemporain. Chaque pièce fournit une tête whi... / Piano / 32 pages / Partition

Une collection de 12 chansons classiques contemporaines dans smooth jazz arrangement pour solo Piano. Comprend également les symboles de la corde de guitare ou comme outil d'improvisation. Inclut des normes pop de Dido, Coldplay et Christina Aguilera, aux côtés de favoris de Jamie Cullum et Norah Jones. / Piano / 40 pages / Partition

La première compilation de la nouvelle Diva du Smooth jazz, regroupant 15 de ses succès interplanétaires dont les fameux `Come away with me`, `Don't know why`, `Not too late` ou encore `Sunrise`.

Par HAERLE DAN. by Dan Haerle. APPLICABLE FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS. A graded course on piano voicing skills, starting with simple block chords over Major and Minor and logically and methodically progressing into more exotic and advanced polychords and substitutions. Includes 123 skills in all twelve keys, designed to initiate a feel and understanding of piano voicings and how they work. Each new chapter includes a page of concise instructions for the teacher or the student. Also provides voicings for many of the common chord progressions you'll see in jazz songs because moving smoothly from one chord to another is the difference between a 'professional' sound and a 'choppy' sound. Works well for bothclassroom or individual study. The 156 spiral bound pages allow the book to open fully and easily on your keyboard music rack. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

Après le succès mondial de la collection Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves que j\'ai co-écrite avec le saxophoniste Frank Villafranca, basée sur des compositions que nous avons écrites pour notre groupe The Super Groovers, je suis maintenant l\'auteur de la collection Smooth Jazz pour les instruments suivants : Piano/Clavier, Guitare/Basse, Flûte, Clarinette, Violon, Saxophones Alto et Ténor, Trompette et Trombone.
Le Smooth Jazz couvre une grande variété de styles différents et j\'ai combiné des éléments de Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, Gospel, Funk et R

Après le succès mondial de la collection Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves que j\'ai co-écrite avec le saxophoniste Frank Villafranca, basée sur des compositions que nous avons écrites pour notre groupe The Super Groovers, je suis maintenant l\'auteur de la collection Smooth Jazz pour les instruments suivants : Piano/Clavier, Guitare/Basse, Flûte, Clarinette, Violon, Saxophones Alto et Ténor, Trompette et Trombone.
Le Smooth Jazz couvre une grande variété de styles différents et j\'ai combiné des éléments de Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, Gospel, Funk et R

Après le succès mondial de la collection Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves que j\'ai co-écrite avec le saxophoniste Frank Villafranca, basée sur des compositions que nous avons écrites pour notre groupe The Super Groovers, je suis maintenant l\'auteur de la collection Smooth Jazz pour les instruments suivants : Piano/Clavier, Guitare/Basse, Flûte, Clarinette, Violon, Saxophones Alto et Ténor, Trompette et Trombone.
Le Smooth Jazz couvre une grande variété de styles différents et j\'ai combiné des éléments de Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, Gospel, Funk et R

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and Trombone. Smooth Jazz covers a wide variety of different styles and I have combined elements of Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, GospeL Funk and R