Demonstration - 21st Century Boogie
Paddy plays his boogie tune crammed full of authentic language and fresh ideas
What's in the course
24 lessons (2h 1m) · 2 free
01. Introducing Basses & Practice Tips
1:06
02. Building Boogie Basses
Free lesson6:22
03. Developing Basses Further
10:17
04. Minor Basses
3:02
05. Walking Basses
7:05
06. Getting Creative With 8-To-The-Bar Basses
5:33
07. Jimmy Yancey Style Latin Basses
2:07
08. Developing Your Own Basses - Rhythmic Ideas
6:04
09. Developing Your Own Basses - Harmonic Ideas & Suitcase Blues Study
8:08
Lesson transcript
Welcome to the Boogie Woogie Course
I'm going to kick off with a little tune on the old Joanna. Here we go!
So that was a tune kind of based on a composition I wrote a few years ago now called "21st Century Boogie." I chose to play it because it incorporates loads of different aspects of Boogie Woogie.
Key Elements of the Tune
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Traditional Influences:
It draws from the styles of:- Meadows Lewis
- Pete Johnson
- Albert Ammons
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Progressive Aspects:
The tune also includes:- Different left-hand techniques
- Various rhythmic patterns
- Unique harmonic elements
I thought that'd be good just to show you a broad scope within one tune, highlighting some of the possibilities that we can explore within Boogie Woogie.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Paddy Milner is recognised as one of the leading blues piano players in the world - he is currently keyboard player of choice for Sir Tom Jones, following several years with the late, great Jack Bruce - but he is also a superb original songwriter and a distinctive singer. Just read the praise from the likes of Dave Brubeck below! His playing was featured on the soundtrack for the hit 2019 film 'Rocketman'.
He has twice won the award for Best Keyboard Player in the British Blues Awards, and he holds a long-standing residency as a founder member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion at the world-renowned Ronnie Scott's club.
His current group LONDONOLA plays homegrown British music with a strong dose of New Orleans spirit, and his collaborative group JAWBONE goes from strength to strength following the release of their self-titled debut album.
- "I love it... there's a guy who can really play the piano" - Dave Brubeck
- "I highly recommend it. Somehow things start to feel much better!" - Jack Bruce
- "The best blues piano player in Europe..." - Blues Access, USA
- "Impressive & original" - The Times
- "Dazzling" - The Independent
Across his courses, Paddy breaks down authentic blues shuffle, slow blues, boogie-woogie, rock 'n' roll and New Orleans piano - right down to three classic boogie-woogie songs - so you can learn these styles from one of the very best in the business.
