Sit in with the band and bring your playing to life
Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own
doesn't always get the creative juices flowing---there is nothing like
the experience of sitting in with a full band. Though playing with a
group isn't possible every time you want to jam, Sitting In: Jazz Piano
brings the band to you anytime so you can practice comping patterns and
soloing with the same energy as playing live. The book offers tips and
techniques from veteran jazz educators Noah Baerman and Jen Allen to
give life to your practice sessions and inspire you to add new sounds to
your jazz vocabulary.
Features:
* High-quality studio play-along recordings performed by a live band
* Progressions in the most important jazz styles including standards,
modern jazz, bebop, Latin jazz, ballads, and more
* Recordings include sample solos, and the progressions are repeated so
you can jam freely
* Soloing tips feature scales, modes, comping patterns, and other ideas
to develop your jazz vocabulary
* Each tune includes an overview and listening suggestions
About the Authors
Noah Baerman earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in jazz studies
from Rutgers University, studying under Kenny Barron. To date, Noah has
released nine jazz albums under his own name. Noah is active as an
educator, directing the Jazz Ensemble at Wesleyan University and
teaching at numerous other institutions. He has written nine other
instructional books for Alfred Music, including the three-volume
Complete Jazz Keyboard Method and The Big Book of Jazz Piano
Improvisation.
Jen Allen received her bachelor's degree in 2000 from The Jackie McLean
Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School, where she studied under McLean
and other jazz luminaries, including Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Andy
Laverne, and Harold Danko. She regularly appears as a bandleader and
sideman at major jazz venues
