Learning to side-step into chord tones can help add a flourish to your playing that fits between a melodic and harmonic sound.  Hinging and grace notes are two fun ways to approach this sound, and in this class we'll cover them both in great detail.

When a soloist starts playing a sound so adventurous you turn your head, there's a good chance they are "soloing outside" the changes.  If you'd like to learn a trick that both classic and "spicy on the ears", then this is the right class for you.

Let's take a classic sound from the blues and learn how to implement it within our jazz solos.

Let's take a tip from Herbie Handcock's book and learn how to solo while avoiding "the butter notes". 
When we first start learning jazz we learn the importance of the 3rd and 7th.  Now we're going to ditch them all together to create a more colorful and more ambiguous sound.

What is we were to just take all of the tones and semitones out of a scale, separate them, and use them as a solo device?  Well it's actually pretty common, and this class will break down the inner workings of how to approach this improvisational trick.

In this class we talk about how a pentatonic scale can be broken down into pairs of notes, and how those note pairs can be used within a solo.

This is just one of those classic sounding blues runs.  Taking the concept of mixing descending scale and chord notes at the same time can help you get thinking outside the box for your next solo.

As pianists we often take tips from guitarists' books.  This approach to soloing has been used by the best blues guitarists, and we're now going to translate the approach to the keys.

Working with rhythmic values that are odd can often create some fun syncopation!  Let's learn how to apply rhythmic figures of 3 within our solos for some fun rhythmic tension.

Ok, so you're learned how 3's can really mix up your rhythmic playing, but have you tried rhythmic figures of 5?!  This one is a bit more tough, so be extra sure to check out the included pdf to help you get through all of the stages needed to pull off this complex rhythmic trick.

Learning how to play 2 equally spaced beats in one hand, and 3 equally spaced beats in the other hand, within the same duration of time, is a skill all of its own.  This class will help you learn how to use the polyrhythms 2 against 3 as well as 3 against 4 within your solos.

Crunching through tight clusters of notes can be a great way to add textural difference to your solos.  Be sure to use this trick sparingly as it's easy to overuse.

Even an ending can be improvised!  This harmonic trick will get your audience in a state of wonder as you finish your song in such a way that keeps them guessing.