How to Get Better At Swing Feel and Jazz Phrasing

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In this podcast episode, Brent addresses a question from Roxanna, a classically trained pianist struggling with jazz rhythm and phrasing. Brent explains the essence of the swing feel in jazz, emphasizing the triplet-based rhythm. He advises starting with simple exercises, such as playing major scales with a swing feel. The discussion extends to jazz phrasing, highlighting the importance of learning by ear from great jazz musicians. Brent encourages musicians, especially those fr...

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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:52.8	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. What's up, my friends, Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. Welcome to another episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast. I'm answering your jazz questions five days a week to help you shorten the learning curve, have more fun, and just enjoy yourself playing music because that's really what it's all about.
1:13.3	We have a great question today from Roxanna McKinnon.
1:19.9	So let's go ahead and give it a listen.
1:22.2	Hi.
1:22.6	My name is Roxanna McKinnon.
1:25.0	And I am a pianist. I play classical music. But when you come to jazz,
1:31.9	I am totally lost. And I wanted to wonder why. I don't think that I can get the rhythm
1:37.3	about the jazz rhythm, and I have a hard time with it. So could you give me some guidance
1:43.6	regarding this? I really want to play jazz it. So could you give me some guidance regarding this?
1:45.0	I really want to play jazz piano.
1:47.1	Thank you.
1:48.0	Well, Roxanna, this is a really fantastic question.
1:50.5	And, you know, a lot of classical musicians come to our inner circle
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