Jazz-Rock Tunes – Top 10 List
In this article we’re featuring our top 10 picks for jazz-rock tunes. This list will feature 5 older classics as well as 5 newer (and…
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Most Requested Cocktail Piano Tunes
In this article we’ll take a look at some of the most requested cocktail piano tunes. Here at Cocktail Piano Lessons, we’ve spent a lot…
Jazz Improvisation Tutorial
This jazz improvisation tutorial features one of the all-time most requested and recorded jazz standards – “Autumn Leaves” written by Joseph Kosma way back in…
In a Sentimental Mood
In a Sentimental Mood is a jazz composition by the great Duke Ellington. It has been played and recorded by many jazz artists since it…
Building an Arrangement – “Summertime”
Building an arrangement and knowing how to incorporate various harmonic devices is a major part of developing your cocktail piano repertoire. It’s also an essential…
Reharmonization – First Steps
Reharmonization. It’s kind of a funny word when you first encounter it. It means exactly what it sounds like. To reharmonize something is to alter…
Jazz Masterclass – “When I Fall In Love”
This jazz masterclass article will present a few different ways to go about playing a jazz standard like a pro in a quick, straightforward manner.…
Major Bebop Scale and Jazz Arranging
The major bebop scale is a very powerful scale that can be incredibly helpful to jazz pianists in a number of ways. It’s a tool…
Blue in Green – Lush Piano Chords
The beautiful jazz ballad “Blue in Green” is a jazz piano staple. First appearing on Miles Davis’ classic jazz album “Kind of Blue” in 1959,…
Bossa Nova Piano – Girl From Ipanema
Bossa nova piano playing is but one of many different styles that we piano players need to practice – but what a fun and challenging…