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Play Authentic Jazz Guitar

Name: Play Authentic Jazz Guitar
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Duration2h 7m

Modules28

LevelAdvanced

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (2h 7m)

- 01. Welcome to the Course
  2:14
- 01. Why study Django Reinhardt?
  3:45
- 02. Chords and Harmony - A Section
  11:06
- 03. Chords and Harmony - B Section
  2:21
- 04. Right Hand Techniques - European vs American
  5:04
- 05. How to Create Swing Feel
  1:51
- 06. Melody Walkthrough
  9:10
- 07. Soloing - Arpeggios and Enclosures
  Free lesson
  10:40
- 08. Soloing - The Harmonic Minor Bebop Scale
  8:27
- 09. Soloing - Use of Pentatonics
  9:45
- 10. Clouds - Performance (Split-screen with accompaniment)
  3:48
- 11. Clouds - Performance
  3:49
- 12. Clouds - Performance (Simplified)
  2:40
- 01. Why study Joe Pass?
  2:23
- 02. Introduction to Solo Playing and Parallel Harmony
  4:00
- 03. Diminished Lines and "Sicilian 3rds"
  5:19
- 04. Playing in Time with Pianistic Voicings
  5:22
- 05. How to Play the Second Half
  5:06
- 06. Hybrid vs Finger Style Picking
  5:57
- 07. November in Norway - Performance
  2:29
- 08. November in Norway - Performance (Simplified)
  1:27
- 01. St Brian the 1st Song Story
  1:34
- 02. Harmony and Voice Leading
  5:32
- 03. How to Improvise over the Changes
  6:23
- 04. Linking to Past Masters
  2:08
- 05. St Brian - Performance
  2:25
- 06. St Brian - Performance (Split-screen with accompaniment)
  2:25
- 01. Thanks and Good luck
  0:36

About this course

Learn how to play authentic sounding jazz guitar with Rob Luft, an award-winning 26-year-old jazz guitarist from London whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia.

In these online Jazz guitar lessons, Rob takes you on a voyage into authentic Jazz guitar playing, with a deep dive into the music of two Jazz guitar masters that defined the style and influenced all guitarists that followed them; Django Reinhardt and Joe Pass. Rob articulately and expertly teases out insights, techniques and secrets of their playing, bringing clarity and focus to your practice.

He has even brought along his 100 year old Levin guitar for the occasion!

Along the way, you will study two new Jazz standards for acoustic guitar or electric guitar as well as one of Rob's own original modern jazz compositions, strongly influenced by the music of the original greats.

You will learn:

Authentic Jazz guitar chords and voicings
How to solo over major and minor II V Is
Authentic sounding arpeggios and enclosures
Harmonic minor Be-Bop scales
How to use pentatonic scales in jazz solos
A new chord solo arrangement
How to approach playing solo jazz guitar

The course comes complete with three masterful new performances by Rob, specially recorded backing tracks for you to play along with, interactive sheet music that synchronizes with performances and can be slowed down and looped, and downloadable PDF sheet music and chord charts.

It is suitable for intermediate and advanced guitarists passionate about jazz and looking for an expert and trustworthy guide who can simplify this complex guitar style.

Who it's for

Intermediate players ready to sound genuinely jazz
Advanced guitarists studying Django and Joe Pass
Returning jazz students wanting structured guidance

What you'll learn

Solo confidently over major and minor II V Is
Voice authentic jazz chords across the neck
Build lines using arpeggios, enclosures and bebop scales

What you'll need

An acoustic or electric guitar you enjoy playing
Comfort with barre chords and basic improvisation
A few minutes most days, consistently over weeks

Meet the Guru

Rob Luft

Rob Luft is an award-winning musician from London, widely described as one of the UK's most prominent and talented young contemporary jazz guitarists. Praised by The Times as set 'to achieve great things in the future', Rob won the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize in association with Edition Records, and took 2nd Prize in the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition. His debut album, 'Riser', was released in July 2017 to widespread critical acclaim across the European jazz media. John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that it's a 'very sophisticated debut, but given Luft's old-soul achievements since his early teens, we should have heard it coming'.

'So young and so talented!' - Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 (UK)

'...an extraordinary talent!' - Julian Joseph, BBC Radio 3 (UK)

'The virtuosity of the three [guitarists Al di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia] is reminiscent of the 23-year-old Londoner Rob Luft, who is celebrated as a new "Wunderkind"' - Spiegel Online (D)

In Play Authentic Jazz Guitar, Rob opens up the harmonic language, phrasing and improvising instincts behind that 'old-soul' sound, showing you how he really thinks about the fretboard so you can start finding your own voice in jazz.

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