This is a piano instrumental piece that I would like to share with you. I improvise it during Christmas and this is a one-take recording. Feel free to download or forward it to your friends. Christmas Feel SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Christmas Feel Improvisation", url: "http://pianologist.com/kclaus-song/christmas-feel-improvisation/" });

Transcription of Lush Life Solo Piano Version, and some tips on constructing bassline Did a transcription recently on one of my favourite solo jazz piano video on youtube by 7notemode. Check out this Jazz Standard Lush Life, the way you never heard it before.. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmfhe7BO0Wo] The transcription I did here is from 1m21s to 2m00s of the video above Lush-Life-Solo-Jazz-Piano-Transcription Important note! All 8th notes in the transcription must be played with a swing feel. One of the grooviest part of this video, is the bassline that sets the groove for the whole tune. Here are a ...

Transcription and Video of Anthropology head, and a word on syncopation My bassist wanted to do this tune called Anthropology, by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, but I couldn't find it in any of my fakebooks at home, so I have to prepare a transcription of it myself. Here's a video of Bud Powell's Trio doing Anthropology. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfdIf7Yi8M] And here's my transcription of the head of Anthropology, together with chord progression I found on an online digital fakebook. Anthropology-Transcription-PDF Rhythmic syncopation is the musical element that makes jazz, jazz, as mentioned by Hal Galper in his ...

Its the end of the year, and holiday seasons' coming. Pianologist have been busy doing jazz gigs night after night after night.. this is proof... :D Evidently, I'm the nerdy guy behind the piano. And I have the privilege of playing with a very talented, groovy and experience bassist, together with a soulful and beautiful jazz singer. Anyway, I have been storing up some nice stuffs, including transcriptions and videos, which I will be posting soon. So stay tune.. or better still, subscribe to our feed to be updated automatically... ...