Podcast Episodes

Jazz Piano School Ep. 123 - Accompanying Singers Using "The Switch"

Episode 123

Welcome to PART 2 of our accompanying singers series and in this podcast I'm teaching what I call "The SWITCH"! The Switch is the system I use to get…

7 years, 9 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 122 - Singer Accompaniment - How To Play A 2 Feel Bassline

Episode 122

Go to https://jazzpianoschool.com/singers to get details for our "Singer Accompaniment Mastery" specialty course being released in a couple of weeks!…

7 years, 9 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 121 - 7 Ways To Achieve An Out Or Modern Improv Sound

Episode 121

Oh boy...sometimes I just get going on some of these podcasts and this happens to be one of them. Seriously though...this one is AWESOME! I think you…

7 years, 10 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 120 - 7 Way To Practice Bebop To See Quick Improvement

Episode 120

I've never known any jazz piano giant to not have the ability to play through changes in a bebop style. At the heart of all improvisation lies bop. I…

7 years, 11 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 119 - How Theory & Structure Lead To Freedom

Episode 119

I heard an amazing saying the military uses as a motto that goes like this..."Fast is slow and slow is fast." If I had to sum up jazz piano in a simi…

7 years, 11 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 118 - How To Play Any Style And Groove Over Any Tune

Episode 118

People will ask me, "Brenden, how do you play funk...how do you play latin?" Well when you learn the necessary foundational tools with Theory Sequenc…

7 years, 11 months ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 117 - Gospel Reharms You Can Use Today

I absolutely love gospel. I've been listening to it since I was a kid because I love the way it makes me feel! The chords and harmonies pull at my he…

8 years ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 116 - 6 Easy Ways To Improve At Improv With Rhythm

There are a ton of ways to implement rhythm into improv but...I've found these ways to be most effective at quickly upgrading your sound. Practice th…

8 years ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 115 - How To Develop A Solid Foundation As A Beginner Without Holes

So I'm going to say it...Jazz Piano is EASY...but...only after you have a plan to follow. I found this out the hard way after basically searching and…

8 years, 1 month ago

Jazz Piano School Ep. 114 - The Top 7 Crucial Elements For Improving At Solo Piano

I think we can all agree Solo Piano is a NASTY BEAST! Even Bill Evans said it best to Marian McPartland, that he felt that he had a long way to impro…

8 years, 1 month ago