The improvisation concept behind 70% of all great jazz lines

This weeks workshop: Our guest Dave Frank is joining us to talk about playing solo piano, his #1 technique for beginning improvisers, and how our favorite players influence our sound. RSVP Below.

Reader,

Early in my jazz journey, I could play scales and knew my theory. But when I tried to improvise, my lines sounded like basic scale exercises.

I was frustrated because I wanted to play cool phrases, but I didn't know how to take that rudimentary knowledge and actually create something musical with it. It took me a long time to figure that out.

If I had heard Dave Frank's approach back then, I would have picked this up so much faster.

Dave Frank, renowned jazz educator and former Berklee professor, has a framework for improvisation that cuts straight to what matters.

"Flow, phrase, breathe is the musical equivalent of E=MC²."

He breaks down what's behind 70% or more of all the great improvised lines in jazz history. Not vocabulary. Not scales. Not licks... Flow, phrase, breathe.

Dave recorded a masterclass breaking this down, and I think you need to watch it. Especially if you know your scales and theory but struggle to make something creative and musical with them.

There's a moment in the video where Dave talks about "slice of pizza" as a rhythmic concept, and it's one of those things that sounds ridiculous but works instantly. You'll see.

Watch Dave's Masterclass

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RSVP - Go Deeper This Friday With Dave Frank

On Zoom, this Friday, Nov 21, at 1:00pm Eastern.

I invited Dave to join us live this Friday as our guest where he'll:

• Walk you through Flow, Phrase, Breathe in real-time
• Let you try it yourself and give you direct feedback on your playing
• Share his musical inspirations\ and how they inspire his playing style.

This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from Dave and get personal feedback. Bring your jazz friends. It's free to attend, but space is limited.

About Dave Frank

Dave Frank is one of the busiest solo jazz pianists and music educators on the scene today. Dave has been teaching jazz piano privately seven days a week for 53 years. He is the author of the best-selling Hal Leonard book and video series, Joy of Improv and Breakthrough to Improv, was an Associate Professor of piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1987-2004, is a jazz ambassador to the US State Department, and was a co-founder of the New York School of Jazz (1983-86). Dave Frank currently lives in Peekskill, New York (about an hour north of New York City) and directs the Dave Frank School of Jazz, teaching students worldwide online.