Ten Weeks of LESTER YOUNG
Lester Young’s unique sense of phrasing, rhythm, melody, and sheer ‘vibe’, continues to strongly influence jazz music and the musicians who play it to this day. So get ready to get inspired and have a lot fun checking out the “Prez” (Billie Holiday’s nickname for her favorite saxophonist).
In this deep dive into the music of Lester Young, we will be working on: “All of Me”; “I Can't Get Started”; “It Had to Be You”; “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”, ”Just You, Just Me”; “Lester Leaps In”; “Love Me Or Leave Me”; “Our Love is Here To Stay”; “Polkadots and Moonbeams”; “Taking a Chance on Love”; and “Sometimes I'm Happy”
As always, we will use the songs as a jumping off point to study guitar playing and improvisation. In this Learning Club™, we will take a look at a variety of concepts: melody, rhythm, groove, accompaniment techniques, harmonizing, chord melody, using different chord substitutions and extension choices to create different musical effects, and much more.
Lester Young’s unique sense of phrasing, rhythm, melody, and sheer ‘vibe’, continues to strongly influence jazz music and the musicians who play it to this day. So get ready to get inspired and have a lot fun checking out the “Prez” (Billie Holiday’s nickname for her favorite saxophonist).
In this deep dive into the music of Lester Young, we will be working on: “All of Me”; “I Can't Get Started”; “It Had to Be You”; “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”, ”Just You, Just Me”; “Lester Leaps In”; “Love Me Or Leave Me”; “Our Love is Here To Stay”; “Polkadots and Moonbeams”; “Taking a Chance on Love”; and “Sometimes I'm Happy”
As always, we will use the songs as a jumping off point to study guitar playing and improvisation. In this Learning Club™, we will take a look at a variety of concepts: melody, rhythm, groove, accompaniment techniques, harmonizing, chord melody, using different chord substitutions and extension choices to create different musical effects, and much more.
Lester Young’s unique sense of phrasing, rhythm, melody, and sheer ‘vibe’, continues to strongly influence jazz music and the musicians who play it to this day. So get ready to get inspired and have a lot fun checking out the “Prez” (Billie Holiday’s nickname for her favorite saxophonist).
In this deep dive into the music of Lester Young, we will be working on: “All of Me”; “I Can't Get Started”; “It Had to Be You”; “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”, ”Just You, Just Me”; “Lester Leaps In”; “Love Me Or Leave Me”; “Our Love is Here To Stay”; “Polkadots and Moonbeams”; “Taking a Chance on Love”; and “Sometimes I'm Happy”
As always, we will use the songs as a jumping off point to study guitar playing and improvisation. In this Learning Club™, we will take a look at a variety of concepts: melody, rhythm, groove, accompaniment techniques, harmonizing, chord melody, using different chord substitutions and extension choices to create different musical effects, and much more.
My Learning Clubs™, with their ten-week duration, are the perfect way to really dig into the songs and make a lot of improvement while having a lot of fun. The interval and regular sessions provide you a sustained look at the material. The formula provides real results: with consistent practice, so you can make consistent and measurable progress.
Here’s how it works:
When you sign up, you receive access to a wealth of downloadable material for you to learn and practice the songs to get ready for the weekly jams. You get pdf chord charts for each of the ten songs, video lessons where I demonstrate how to play the songs, and sound recording play-a-long files of each of the songs so you can practice playing the melody and improvising with me.
Best of all, each of the ten weeks features a live, one-hour jam session over Zoom that I lead.
The virtual jam room always opens up 30 minutes before the session, so you can say hello to other participants and “do the hang.” I sometimes play a recording, tell a story or make myself available for questions before the jam session starts.
During the sessions, we focus on the songs. Repetition leads to mastery. So we play them over and over in different ways, putting them under the microscope and having a ball while doing so.
I am really, really excited about the new Learning Club™ and about this new way of approaching guitar study!
So, what are you waiting for? Sign up today and let’s get into Lester Young!
Songs we will be covering during this Learning Club are: “All of Me”; “I Can't Get Started”; “It Had to Be You”; “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”, ”Just You, Just Me”; “Lester Leaps In”; “Love Me Or Leave Me”; “Our Love is Here To Stay”; “Polkadots and Moonbeams”; “Taking a Chance on Love”; and “Sometimes I'm Happy”
This is a “past performance” of a Learning Club that ran live in 2021-2022!
