I am often surprised to discover that some people who express an interest in studying jazz piano with me don't actually listen to much jazz. I find it … more
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Power Tip - Do you know what you are practising?
@ 2010-02-08 – 13:08:17
As regular readers will know, the Power Tips series is all helping you make immediate and noticeable improvements in your playing. Like many of the … more -
To sing or not to sing?
@ 2010-01-21 – 11:43:13
The debate on whether or not you should sing what you're playing when you solo is one that tends to divide jazz musicians and there seems to be a pretty … more -
The First PlayJazz Video Post - Beautiful Love
@ 2010-01-11 – 17:14:02
A few readers have written recently to ask if I could post any videos of my playing. I guess there's no excuse for not having any in this day and age … more -
The Best of PlayJazz 2009
@ 2009-12-31 – 13:48:30
Well, the final blog post of 2009 is here and I have to say that I'm delighted that I made it to the end of the year! I initially had the idea for … more -
Monk's Advice (part 2)
@ 2009-12-14 – 07:48:41
Last week I posted some notes apparently taken by Steve Lacey when he was playing with Monk's band. Click here to see the full-size version of the … more -
Power Tip: Finish What You Start
@ 2009-12-10 – 11:09:39
A man had a dream of building his own house. He worked diligently for a long time to lay the foundations and get the walls and roof put on until, finally … more -
A Jazz Week
@ 2009-11-30 – 14:16:58
The following is an extract from The Secret Diaries of Freddie 'Fingers' Finlayson, an obscure but incredibly important jazz pianist working somewhere … more -
Power Tips - Play to your strengths
@ 2009-11-26 – 09:30:28
As regular readers will know, Power Tips is a series of articles I started on this blog because jazz students are always striving to sound better - fast! … more -
The Power of Positivity
@ 2009-11-19 – 12:18:07
Did you hear the one about the jazz musician who won the lottery? He kept gigging until it was gone. We jazz musicians can be a pretty gloomy old … more
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