Learn Jazz Piano Playing from Doug McKenzie at Youtube

Doug McKenzie is a retired teacher in a jazz studies course at a tertiary college in Geelong Australia.
He records video on a cheap web camera and mp3 file MP3 file on his computer and as a midi file on his Yamaha P-250 piano all at the same time so all are synchronized.

On August 02, 2006 he posted his first Youtube video “Easy living”. You can watch this video here. Since then, this video has been view more than 19,000 times and rated 4 stars and above. I personally enjoy every video he posted at Youtube. There is no talking on his video, but you can see clearly how he presses the keyboards because he shoots from top view. He also adds text comments, instructions and explanation throughout his video.

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Until the point of writing, he had posted 43 videos. If you want to learn about jazz piano playing, you shouldn’t miss Doug’s video.

He played all the songs recorded live. Sometimes there are some other accompaniments like bass and drum pre-programmed before he did the recording. Here is the list of song he had played:

Jazz Piano – Easy Living

Jazz Piano – She’s Leaving Home

Cinema Paradiso – Jazz piano and trio

Danny Boy (‘Londonderry Air’)

‘Sweet and Lovely’

Yesterdays – Jerome Kern

‘I Remember Clifford’ Take 1 – solo jazz piano

‘I Remember Clifford’ solo jazz piano Take 2

‘In Your Own Sweet Way’ solo jazz piano Version 1

‘In Your Own Sweet Way’ – solo jazz piano – Take 3

‘In Your Own Sweet Way’ – solo jazz piano – Take 2

Blue Bossa Version 1 – improvised jazz piano trio

‘Blue Bossa’ – version 2 – jazz piano trio

‘The Days of Wine and Roses’ – jazz piano solo and trio

Chopin Waltz in Ab Op. 69, No.1 Improvisation

Over The Rainbow – jazz piano trio

It Could Happen To You – improvised jazz piano

‘Just Squeeze Me’ Duke Ellington Solo jazz piano

‘Just Squeeze Me’ Take 1 Duke Ellington – Jazz piano trio

‘Just Squeeze Me’ -Take 2 – Jazz piano trio

‘Good Bait’ Jazz – ‘Hammond’ version Take 1

‘Good Bait’ Jazz piano version – Take2

Prelude to a Kiss – solo piano

Cry Me a River- solo jazz piano

‘Love Walked In’ Improvised Jazz Piano Solo

‘Easy Living’ jazz piano lesson with comments added

‘My Old Flame’ Jazz piano trio

‘I Want To Be Happy’ jazz piano trio

‘I’m Old Fashioned’ Jazz piano trio

‘Some Day My Prince Will Come’ jazz piano and trio

‘In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) jazz piano

Give Me the Simple Life – Piano duet

‘A Time for Love’ jazz piano solo

‘Poinciana’ – jazz piano trio

‘I Love You’ solo jazz piano

Try a Little Tenderness – jazz piano

Georgia on My Mind – jazz piano solo

‘Emily’ jazz piano trio

Peace Piece (Bill Evans) – solo jazz piano

‘Embraceable You’ – solo jazz piano

‘Laura’ jazz piano

The Very Thought of You / Isn’t it Romantic

‘Armando’s Rhumba’ – Jazz piano duet

I learn a lot from Doug. I think you will enjoy his video as much as I do. Happy learning!
 

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