Mastering the Jazz Language

The world of jazz guitar is one that can be challenging, featuring a deep well of information and ideas that can take years to learn. Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Course is a comprehensive guide that is designed to aid you on your road to mastery. Internationally acclaimed guitarist and educator Wolf Marshall leads you through the world of harmony, melody, and improvisation in jazz, exploring concepts and techniques that utilize authentic musical vocabulary and phrases pioneered by icons of the past and present.

Lessons include:

• Essential Chords

• Advanced Jazz Harmony

• Scales and Melodic Vocabulary

• Patterns and Ornaments

• Phrasing and Cadences

• Contrafacts, Etudes, and Model Solos

The book also includes full solos built around popular, standard chord changes and forms, utilizing many of the ideas and approaches explained in the book. All of this and more is made even better by featuring top-notch recordings of each example, demonstrating exactly what you need to hear and play!

• Over 600 Audio Tracks!

The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code printed on page 1. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

288 pages, spiral-bound bound to lay flat.