A late night interpretation of John Coltrane's Equinox performed on my new Nord C1. Equinox from Graham English on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Some Outstanding Podcasts For Musicians
Not only am I a podcast author, I'm a podcast lover. And recently I've come across some podcasts that I'm really enjoying. If you're a jazz lover, then you'll love both NPR: Jazz Profiles and The Traneumentary. NPR's Jazz Profiles covers the lives … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1
John Coltrane loved the Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale. During the 60s, Trane (and other avant-garde musicians like Ornette Coleman) created a unique and dissonant style of "playing outside" the chord changes. Often, they would play a half-step … [Read more...]
The Holy Six
My saxophone teacher at the University Of Pittsburgh, Dr. Nathan Davis, developed a series of exercises he called, "The Holy Six." Each exercise has a practical musical application and also builds fundamental technique. Holy Six #1 is a series of … [Read more...]
Who Else Wants To Master the Diminished Scale?
The diminished scale is an extremely creative tool. Due to the diminished chord's symmetrical structure of stacked minor thirds, we have two options of diminished scales: half step-whole step and whole step-half step. A major benefit to this … [Read more...]
So What: Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Check out Miles Davis with John Coltrane and Wynton Kelly performing "So What" on YouTube: Found via Crooks and Liars … [Read more...]