My eBook ‘Learning Jazz Piano book 3’ is now available at the link below http://www.learnjazzpianoonline.com/jazz-piano-ebook.html
This third book focuses on practical advice and strategies for the learning jazz pianist.
You can either purchase this eBook separately or as a 3-book set at discount.
Learn how to voice rootless chords in your left hand
Lesson 15 of my online video course ‘Learn Jazz Piano Online’ is now available. The lesson teaches you how to voice rootless chords in your left hand. This is a more modern approach that Bill Evans used when playing in his trio. It not only leaves more room for the bass player; these voicings will also inspire your right hand to play far more interesting solos.
Here are some rootless voicings in a II-V-I sequence in Bb.
Rootless voicings
Besides the 30 minute video, I provide you with 4 downloadable backing tracks, sheet music and a quiz. Here’s the link.
For a jazz pianist, chord voicing is an essential skill.
I’m now in the process of preparing lesson 15 of my video course Learn Jazz Piano Online. This 15th lesson of Learn Jazz Piano Online will be all about chord voicing, particularly how to voice left hand rootless chords. Playing these chords will achieve two things: the bass player will have more space and your own solos will sounds so much better.