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Discover The 7 Simple Strategies That Turn Ordinary Musicians Into Amazing Jazz Improvisers

Jazz Improv Jump-Starter helps you transform your solos and command the stage with the exact techniques the pros use!

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Every jazz musician hits the same wall at some point. You learn some scales, maybe you can play the changes, and you’ve memorized some solos from the greats. Yet, when it comes time to step into the spotlight, your mind freezes, and your solos sound rehearsed, not revolutionary. You struggle to make your improvisations flow naturally, and playing outside the changes feels like navigating a maze blindfolded.

You’re not alone. Many musicians find themselves stuck in a loop of repetitive patterns and uninspiring licks, feeling miles away from the jaw-dropping solos that inspired them to pick up an instrument in the first place.

Does this sound familiar?

  • You understand some theory but can’t seem to use it in your solos in a musical way.
  • You feel rhythmically stifled, struggling to syncopate or add that groove that sets great solos apart.
  • You worry about playing the wrong notes, which stifles your creativity and keeps your solos safe and unremarkable.
  • You see others play with ease and originality and wonder, “How do they make it look so effortless?”
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Time to go from "just okay" to killer jazz solos all day

These are not just personal frustrations; they are barriers to your evolution as a jazz musician. But what if you could overcome them? What if you could not only play notes but tell your unique story through every solo?

The truth is anyone, including yourself, can play breathtaking solos when they have access to the right strategies and techniques that the best jazz musicians in the world use. All you need to do is put them into action. And today you can gain access to these game-changing strategies for yourself.

INTRODUCING

Jazz Improv Jump-Starter Workshop

Jazz Improv Jump-Starter is a digital jazz workshop featuring powerful jazz improv masterclasses that will revolutionize your solos and reveal game-changing strategies utilized by pro jazz musicians. You’ll leave feeling confident in how to upgrade your solos, and equipped with all of the resources to help you do it.

By the end of this workshopyou will have learned:

  • How to turn simple scales into masterful solos without sounding like you are just running scales or playing boring ideas.
  • How to play the chord changes, so that your solos pop and sound professional every single time.
  • How to play hip authentic jazz lines, that sound original and turn heads when you play at jam sessions.
  • Simple and effective practice strategies, that will help take what you’ve learned into action so you can level-up right away.

THE MASTERCLASSES

Jazz Scale Alchemy: The System For Turning Scales Into Stunning Solos

You learn scales you can play over chords in jazz standards and now you’ve learned some notes that will always sound good when you improvise. But then your solos sound like you’re just running scales and not like the jazz heroes you admire. This masterclass will teach you simple and effective strategies for transforming those scales into melodic solos.

Chord Change Mastery: Pro-Level Solo Strategies For Playing Chord Changes

Have a pro jazz musician solo without accompaniment and you will still be able to identify the song they are playing. That’s because they can perfectly outline the chord changes in their lines to make the chords pop out. This masterclass will teach you simple and effective strategies for playing chord changes in a way that sounds musical and melodic.

Rhythmic Magic: Exponentially Improve Your Jazz Solos Using Rhythm

Even if you play all of the “right notes” or know a lot of hip sounding lines, if your rhythm is off it won’t sound very good. On top of that, rhythm is a powerful tool that turns simple ideas into massive musical statements. This masterclass will teach you how to harness the power of rhythm to make you sound like a jazz genius.

The Jazz Solo Generator: Endlessly Improvise Your OWN Melodic Ideas

Great jazz improvisers don’t rely on knowing tons of licks or scales that they can copy and paste into their solos. They are able to create amazing melodies with relative ease spontaneously. How do you do that as well? In this masterclass, you’ll learn powerful strategies for transforming melodies into many ideas you can improvise and feel proud of.

Jazz Pro Secrets: Playing "Outside The Changes" To Sound Like a Jazz Genius

Ever wonder what makes pro jazz musicians’ solos sound so hip? The answer is playing “outside” of the changes. They can play “wrong notes” and make them sound insanely good! So, how can you do this as well? In this masterclass, you’ll learn strategies for playing outside, starting with playing completely inside, to playing mind-melting outside solos.

2X Your Jazz Solo Transcriptions: How To Turn Solos You Learn Into Improv

You’ve probably heard before that it’s a great idea to “transcribe” or learn solos by ear from the great jazz musicians. But you’ve likely been disappointed to have put in all of that work only to find those new ideas not coming out naturally in your solos. This masterclass will teach you effective strategies for bridging that gap between learning solos and improvising them.

Zero To Jazz Hero: How To Start Improvising Great Solos (No Experience Needed)

When just getting started out with jazz improvisation, it can feel overwhelming. It can feel as if there is so much advice floating around out there that it’s hard to piece together where to start. But the secret to starting to improvise jazz solos is to start simple and focus on the basics. In this masterclass, you’ll learn the basics and essentials of jazz improvisation.

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

All masterclasses are taught by pro jazz musicians and educators with decades of playing and teaching experience

James Melton

James is a pro jazz guitarist and educator who performs regularly in Philadelphia. He's studied with renowned guitarists like Dave Allen, holds a Masters degree in Jazz Studies, has over a decade of experience teaching students.

Josiah Boornazian

Josiah is and award-winning saxophonist who's performed with the likes of Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Jimmy Heath, and more. He holds a Masters and DMA degrees in Musical Arts, and is the Director of Jazz Studies and the University of Utah

Camden Hughes

Camden is a pro jazz pianist, multi-instrumentalist and educator based out of Boise, Idaho. He's played over 2,000 gigs over his 20 year career, and has over two decades of experience teaching both privately and at the collegiate level.

Nick Mainella

Nick Mainella is a jazz educator and saxophonist residing in the Portsmouth, NH area. He is the creator and host of the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson Podcast and YouTube Channel. He is also the director of jazz at Southern New Hampshire University.

Brett Pontecorvo

Brett Pontecorvo is a pro pianist and educator based out of New York City. He serves as Music Production Manager at Learn Jazz Standards, has a B.A in Jazz Performance and over a decades worth of experience teaching music

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

When you sign up for Jazz Improv Jump-Starter you’ll get immediate access to powerful resources.

  • 7 transformational jazz improv masterclasses, taught by pro jazz musicians and educators that tackle common struggles musicians face with improvisation.
  • Powerful printable PDF handouts to accompany each masterclass, filled with exercises and examples to help you take what you learn into action in the practice room.
  • Quick access on our easy-to-use course platform, so you can access your content at any time without needing to download large files to your computer, and track which masterclasses you’ve watched.

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JAZZ THEORY BREAKTHROUGH

Our digital workshop featuring powerful masterclasses that help you use music theory to level-up your solos and unlock a deeper understanding of playing jazz!

  • Jazz Theory 101: Understanding the Basics of Jazz Music Theory Learn a refreshingly simple take on jazz theory and uncover the essentials using simple scales.
  • Jazz Standards Decoded: How to Analyze Chords To Make Learning Songs Easier Learn exactly how to analyze jazz standards with this step-by-step walkthrough and start learning songs with little effort.
  • Triad Pair Magic: Unlocking a Hidden Jazz Soloing Strategy Learn a powerful strategy that turns scales into creative patterns and provides a different approach to jazz improv.
  • Diminished Secrets: Using The Diminished Scale to Amplify Chords Transform an under-utilized scale into authentic jazz lines when using it on chords you’d least suspect
  • Pentatonic Power: 10 Ways to Use Pentatonic Scales In Jazz Improv Learn how to get way more mileage out of a common scale most musicians are under-utilizing.
  • Melodic Cells Unleashed: Powerful Tools For More Memorable Solos Learn a simple but effective strategy for developing and crafting the perfect jazz solos
  • Melodic and Harmonic Minor Mastery: Utilizing the Jazz Improv “Super Scales” Learn how you can use these important jazz scales to spice up chords and unlock new solo pitch collections
  • Mastering 2-5-1s: The Chord Progression That Unlocks 100s of Jazz Standards Learn how to navigate and improvise over the most common chord progression in all of jazz
  • Jazz Reharm Wizadry: Transforming Jazz Standards For Improv Creativity Learn how to reharmonize any jazz tune to unleash a multitude of musical possibilities

JAZZ RHYTHM MASTERY

Our digital workshop featuring powerful masterclasses that help you use rhythm to level-up your solos and develop musical freedom!

  • Rhythmic Phrasing: Crafting Jazz Solos That Speak Learn how to structure you solos with rhythmic clarity and intention
  • Space Is The Place: Using Rests and Silence to Enhance Solos Discover the power of silence as a rhythmic and melodic tool
  • The Art Of Syncopation: Creating Engaging, Off-Beat Rhythmic Phrases  Learn the rhythmic secrets that unlock excitement in your solos
  • Internalizing The Beat: Developing Your Inner Metronome Strengthen your time feel and rhytmic consistency by developing a rock-solid sense of time
  • Lost No More: Strategies For Never Losing Your Place In The Form Learn how to navigate complex jazz songs while not losing your spot while you solo
  • Jazz Rhythm 101: Essential Building Blocks For All Players Master the fundamentals of rhythm so you can unleash your true musical potential
  • Odd Meters Demystified: Exploring 5/4, 7/8, and Other Unique Time Signatures Learn how to play and improvise over odd time signatures with ease
  • Motif Magic: Developing Rhythmic Ideas Into Full Solos Unlock the secret to creating cohesive and memorable solos through rhythmic motifs
  • Comping Like a Master: Rhythmic Tools For Accompanying Soloists Elevate your comping skills with advanced rhythmic techniques

JAZZ PRACTICE MULTIPLIER

Our digital workshop that helps you double the results of your practice sessions and breakthrough musical plateaus!

  • The 3 Step Plan to Your Best Jazz Playing Ever: Learn proven strategies to help you get the most out of every practice session, and get tons of mileage out of everything you learn.
  • The Secret Tool For Exponential Jazz Improvement: Learn how to conduct a “jazz audit” and use that data you collect to laser focus your practice strategy so you can double your results.
  • How to Develop a Practice Plan That Sets You Up To Win Every Single Time: Learn how to make a practice plan that is designed specifically for you, and discover how to hack your brain for continual motivation.
  • The Art of Practicing Jazz Improv (High-Level Strategies): It’s one thing to know what to practice for jazz improv, but it’s another to effectively practice it. Learn the secret strategies the pros use.
  • Deep Listening – How to Improve Your Jazz Solos Just By Listening: Engage in an interactive masterclass where you’ll listen to jazz and implement deep listening skills to extract important information that you can use in your jazz practice.
  • Discovering Your “One Thing” For Exponential Jazz Improvement: Discard all of the hundreds of things you could practice and instead focus on the “one thing” that gets you the most results every single time.