The most important chord progression in jazz
Published 2 days ago • 2 min read
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Reader,
Rhythm Changes is perhaps the most important chord progression to master on our journey to play jazz.
These changes are simply the chords from I Got Rhythm by George and Ira Gershwin. Over the years, jazz artists have composed new songs on top of these chords, like Anthropology, Lester Leaps In, and Oleo.
If you go to any pickup jam session, its basically guaranteed that you'll play a Rhythm Changes tune. So yeah, its quite important.
And so, this week, we're kicking off a new series of live Zoom workshops all about Rhythm Changes.
More details below...
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You're Invited to the Kickoff
This Friday, we're kicking off Rhythm Changes Season with our first workshop at 1pm ET.
In this session we'll learn:
- What the Rhythm Changes are
- How to play them, as Bud Powell played them
- What to use to solo over top of them.
We'll also do an active listening exercise over the 4 tunes we'll learn this season: I Got Rhythm, Cotton Tail, Lester Leaps In and Oleo.
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Please RSVP
Our workshop is this Friday, Sep 11 at 1:00pm ET.
You are already signed up for the workshop, so watch your email for a Zoom link to join a few minutes before we start.
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