Jazz Guitar • Learn To Improvise

Jazz Guitar * Playing Jazz * Learn to Improvise is a melodic approach to improvisation written by a Boston based author, pro musician, and educator, Ed O’Brien. Learn to Improvise is the first in a series of jazz guitar books designed to familiarize students with fundamental techniques and concepts of jazz improvisation.

The process of learning jazz improvisation is a vast area requiring much study and practice. Many books have been written on this topic but typically cater to a specific era or style; i.e., Swing, Bebop, etc.

Learn to Improvise takes a broadminded approach, and provides the student with concepts and examples that can be applied to any era. The performance CD contains every example which allows students to not only read the exercise, but hear it as well. Scales, arpeggios, chord voicings, II/V7 progressions and chromatic voice leading are just a few topics covered.

“This is truly a comprehensive approach to melodic improvisation; a must-buy product from Santorella Publications.”