Educational materials by Jay Clayton, Randy Halberstadt, Barney McClure, Jerome Gray and Ed Neumeister

World Jazz Scene is proud to feature jazz educational materials from some of the greatest artists and educators in the world of jazz.

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Jay Clayton – Jazz Singing

Jay has taught vocal jazz at New York City College, the Banff Center in Canada, the Bud Shank Workshop in Port Townsend, Washington, the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado and in music schools in Cologne, Berlin and Munich, Germany, and in Graz, Austria. She toured the world giving workshops and concerts during her long career.

Jazz Vocal Practice Series Vol. 1

Exercises designed for warming up, improving breath control,
widening your range, and improving accuracy and intonation.

Jazz Vocal Practice Series Vol. 2

Vamps to improvise over including 3/4 time, bebop, dorian, latin, 5/4, phrygian, and major and minor blues.

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Lawrence Kee – Jazz Piano

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Jerome Gray – Jazz Piano

The Black/White Chord Shape System for Jazz Piano and Improvisation

This remarkable book details the pedagogical (teaching) legacy of the great Jerome Gray, a West Coast legend & mentor to hundreds of top professional players. Gray was one of the best jazz pianists ever to play, and also one of the best private teachers. He founded the jazz music program at Cornish College of the Arts, and was mentor not only to the author, for a time spanning over two decades, but he also was mentor to Larry Coryell, Mike Wolff, Marc Seales, and others.

 Compin’ Jazz

Jazz piano studies with two-handed chord voicing for twelve standards. This book gives great insights into modern chord voicings from one of the masters of jazz.

This book was written exclusively for Ron King to sell on World Jazz Scene.

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Randy Halberstadt – Jazz Piano

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Barney McClure – Jazz Piano

 Metaphors for the Musician” (Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist)

This is a philosophical work of art, a different and effective approach to learning to play jazz piano. He paints visual pictures that clearly illustrate issues involved with playing jazz piano, improvisation, accompanying others, etc., then, equally clearly, offers practical solutions.

 “There Is No Such Thing As A Mistake” (I Was Only Trying Something……..) 

This book is personable, fun, and to the point. Beginning to advanced theory, left-hand styles, exercises, tons of examples, rhythmic styles, intros and endings, alternate scales, blues…… a wealth of information for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of jazz piano.

 

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Ed Neumeister – Jazz Trombone

  

 Trombone Technique “through music”

In this book, world-renowned Ed Neumeister describes his philosophy and methods of practicing the trombone. Most of his methods can be used for musicians of any instrument. He believes that we should always play with as much personality and feeling as possible within the given musical expression.