Beautiful writing, thank you

Smart.

would have been nice to see the original 4/4 chart as well for comparaison

Great lesson!

Very educational. Lovely compositions.

Thanks for sharing, Vanessa is so great!

First thought is to collapse the resulting notes down into component notes and to look at the structures closely voiced. Anyhow, cheers, and thanks for sharing. 🤙🏻

this is amazing

I love this… brilliant!

Some great modulation stuff in here. In my very unprofessional opinion, I don't think that thinking in percentages is a good approach to thinking about modulations. Once you know how you modulating relative to the subdivision your using it can be nice to know that but I certainly wouldn't use it as a starting point. You can end up with much more abstract modulations if you think from a subdivision prespective(at least I think so). For example, with your 7/4 idea you have if you were to accent every 7th 16th note then your implying 4/4 as septuplets and then if you were to play the original 7/4 idea as a polymeter over the new pulse it could be cool. That approach is thinking more polyrhythmically as opposed just accenting a random number from a subdivision. That approach also has its benefits as well. Those just some thoughts. Great video!

Wouldn't it be more approachable to see what's possible with the subdivisions that you like to use rather than choosing a % of the speed and forcing numbers that you've never used before. The 3:4 to 4:3 sounds neat though. You can also play in 7 by playing 4 dotted 8ths followed by 3 half triplets. Now it could be fun to add on dotted 8th or one more triplet?

I would like to study more of this method but the video was too short. Is there more information available please?

great! Thank you

Cool!

"Prayer" is truly one of most beautiful pieces I ever heard. Great video!

Just found out about this channel, a true gem!

Fun idea, thanks!

Very informative and well done!!

occult knowledge. I guess sus chords are always "going somewhere" (the tonic is seriously unmoored) and the bass is the only clue that might indicate where that might be, which might be a very odd place, and the "ugliness" comes from realising that, despite the confidence of the performance, we're not going somewhere friendly: "Damn, the car broke down and now it's raining. Didn't we see a castle back there?"

First of all... I'm stealing this!

Thanks for the video Sherisse!

Very interesting.

Very cool and beautiful pieces!

Thanks so much for this video! Thanks Jim!

I had lots of fun in my jazz singing life writing arrangements of standards. Reharmonizing, groove stuff, much like what you are doing here. So many standards are wonderful compositions, but they get tiresome when always done the same way. I love what you did with Night and Day. Of course when you do interesting stuff with a tune, you'd better write a really clear chart so the reading won't wreck the gig for the band. (teehee)

Fantastic stuff! thanks for sharing!

Hi, Meg! It's Bobby Jasinski. Good to hear you're still rolling. Hope to see you in NYC soon.

Go snatch that next grant, composers!!!

Amazing!! This chart is crazy

nice

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing your technique and music!

Thank you Mrs.Jensen for activating my (non-existence) Canadian national pride

Yeah Charles!

Pure gold. Huge thanks, Jim and Jazz Composers Present! Curious as to what happens to the “save as” drafts after the piece is finished- do you keep the digital files as sketches or discard?

Lovely blend of flute, alto flute, flugel and muted trombone in the last excerpt!

Very interesting video! Having the trombones arpeggiate the chords like that is nice! I'm thinking what he could have come up with if writing for an additional mellophone section (a la Stan Kenton) - lush sounds for sure!

I was fortunate enough to attend the last Lake Placid Seminar in 2002. Rufus already had some great tunes in his repertoire. Being around Brookmeyer, McNeely and Billy Hart was pretty inspiring. It's fascinating to consider that Rufus started playing bass as an adult. Also, that he became serious about composing after a long and successful career as a player and educator. Everything that Rufus does is thoughtful, deeply personal and highly artistic. Thanks for this video.

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Your interviews are incredible, thank you for what you do!!

Great video; love being able to take a look at Darcy’s music this way!!! Dynamic Maximum Tension is a masterpiece.

This is awesome!

Are the examples that Emilio wrote out available? Thank you.

It's easier as you can keep tapping your foot all the way through! 😎

Dave's a top guy. I had a Zoom lesson here in the UK! 😁

Just came across this video-extremely slept on! Not only is Alan such a great musician, he's an amazing educator. Thanks so much for putting this out!

this channel is a pure 24k gold thanks for these videos❤

Waiting game is amazing! You are very inspiring

This is so great! Thanks for sharing

great stuff as usual!

Great explanation of how he uses ostinato, great piece as well Dreamgliding!