Experimenting with Your Improvisation (Practice Session)

Welcome to episode 258 where today I'm having you sit in on a practice session where I explore a I-VI-ii-V chord progression, experimenting with whatever ideas come up in the moment. A lot of times we get wrapped up on playing the "right notes" that we forget that we have to experiment creatively to find the music that we really want to play. Developing a mindset of experimentation can help with that. You know a lot of us can get stuck in our jazz improv when we get over-analytical. ...

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