June 22, 2010 in Learning Jazz
This is the last video for Brent Jensen’s series “Seven Steps to Heaven.” Brent has been showing us how he approaches learning tunes. Brent was a student of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, and is now a recording artist for Origin records. Check out his recordings on Amazon.com and his websites listed below! Thanks for checking out this series on www.Learnjazzstandards.com. …
June 19, 2010 in Learning Jazz
Here’s Brent Jensen’s Step 5 of his series on learning tunes. Enjoy!
Brent Jensen’s Recordings
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Brent has made some awesome recordings! It’s just fun to hear a sample of what he has recorded. Also, any purchases of these songs or albums made through this site will help Brent Jensen, Origin records, and this website will even get a little …
June 18, 2010 in Learning Jazz
Here is part 3 of Brent Jensen’s Video series on learning tunes.
Brent Jensen’s Recordings
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Feel free to listen to some of this awesome material Brent recorded. He’s got some great stuff! It’s just fun to hear a sample of what he has recorded. Also, any purchases of these songs or albums made through this site will help Brent …
June 17, 2010 in Learning Jazz
Brent Jensen, Origin Saxophone Recording Artist and Professor of Jazz Studies at the College of Southern Idaho, tells us how he approaches learning tunes. This is his third video in the series (Part 1 has two parts). The original handout is also below as well as text and a .pdf document. Enjoy! Make sure to check out all of Brent’s …
June 15, 2010 in Learning Jazz
Here’s the rest of the video Brent Jensen, Origin Records recording artist and Professor of Jazz, did to explain step one of his Seven Steps to Heaven handout on learning and mastering tunes. Enjoy!
Brent Jensen’s Recordings
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Brent has made some awesome recordings! It’s just fun to hear a sample of what he has recorded. Also, any purchases of …
June 14, 2010 in Learning Jazz
Brent Jensen, Professor of Jazz at the College of Southern Idaho and saxophone recording artist for Origin Records, has graciously done a handout for us explaining how to improve your improvisation. He also explains several of the steps in videos! Here’s Step 1 (A). Stay posted for more videos!
Brent Jensen’s Recordings
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Feel free to listen to some of …
May 25, 2010 in Learning Jazz
The unfortunate reality is that we only have 24 hours in a day. Most of us lead busy lives, and unless you are doing full-time music with no day job, it is unlikely that you are able to find the practice time that you would like to have. So, while we would like to try to learn 2,000 jazz standards …
