There are many, many important concepts that students must learn in order to improvise a good solo. However, there is one that I consider to be most critical. It represents a balancing point upon which all future effort to improvise depends. A student will thrive or fail as a jazz improviser based upon whether he tips the one way or the other. The concept is...

how to navigate chord interchanges.

I just had the remarkable privelege of participating in a rehearsal with the amazing Crescent Super Band! I participated by providing them with 6 new charts (or songs) that I have composed for the Improv Pathways classroom jazz improvisation method. How did they sound, playing six new charts for the first time?