Okay, so you want to learn how to play jazz but you just don't know where to start. That's perfectly understandable! There is so much...

Though it is practically a cliché in the jazz world today, it is nonetheless true to remark that 1959 was a profoundly significant year...

In the 1950's, Miles Davis released a series of iconic recordings of jazz standards with his “first great quintet,” which, in its most classic...

There are some melodic lines that are so iconic that, despite my outspoken general opposition to the idea of “lick playing,” I believe every...

Here on Learn Jazz Standards, there are a few great posts on walking bass lines for bass players: How to Keep Your Bass Lines Interesting...

When I’m learning a new song, one of the most important things I do is repeatedly play through the harmony of a tune. Repetition...

Bill Evans’s 1959 recording of “What is this Thing Called Love” from Portrait in Jazz was one of the first solos I transcribed as...

You and I are not that different. We both want to become better jazz improvisers. We both have a passion for jazz music and...

(This is a guest post by Mark Morely-Fletcher.) Bird said it best. At least, I don’t know of anyone who’s said it better since. “You’ve got to...

As jazz musicians, we dream of becoming great soloists. For the vast majority of musicians that is the ultimate goal to achieve. However, it...