5 Smart Ways To Make Your Jazz Solo Sound PRO (In 8 minutes)

Imagine if there were 5 short Jazz licks you can already play that would make your solos sound 10x better! When it comes to phrasing and rhythm, then it is easier to improve your jazz solos using examples like the licks I cover in this video.
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00:50 #1 Make Your Arpeggios Swing!
02:23 #2 Make Your Arpeggios Swing More!
04:36 #3 Triads + Secret Ingredient
05:04 #4 Scale and A Half-step
06:31 #5 The Easy Pivot Arpeggio
07:58 Study Barry Harris to Learn Bebop!
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[@JensLarsen]

What is your best advice for sounding better when playing Jazz? Barry Harris Take on Chromatic licks and phrasing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKPMkmethc6qmqM

[@JohnAmatulli]

Good stuff Jens and I really like that Barry Harris Chromatics vid too. I thought you might mention his chromatic rules, even/odd numbers of chromatic passing tones based on the starting scale tone. Perhaps you do somewhere else (or will ;^D). Also, often feel like there isn't enough attention paid in teaching how to get past the rote practice and licks to the hearing a melody (singing it) and being able to play it spontaneously. The real creation on the edge. This is where the joy is. In the zen. The zone. The flow state man. So I am glad you are getting at that some here. I'm a big believer in finding the shortcuts that make playing freely more accessible. Getting it in your ear and under your fingers so that you can let go of the consciousness and stretch out in the music.

[@JillLovinger]

I’m a self taught hack. I found your channel and although jazz isn’t my thing the little bit I’ve taken from you has made a big difference. Thanks

[@joeknipes9567]

Another great lesson from Jens! I wish I had a teacher like you when I was getting started! 🎸

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Joe! Glad you like the video! 🙂

[@gtrgeorge348]

Incredible… I have never had good right hand technique, so I have always used hammers & pulloffs just the way you describe; I always thought they sounded better than picking every note, and you just explained why… THANKS!

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome!

[@eric_james_music]

This is a great lesson for intermediates because what you did was breakdown "feel" in practical, practicable ways. Always puts me in a good mood to see a new vid from you! One of the best ways to get good at this is to listen to and try to mimic the "greats" by ear.

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

Off topic, but I just played a gig with a fine Jazz guitarist who comped with what he described as "stride." How about a future video on this topic? Great work as usual....

[@JensLarsen]

There is no strict definition of what stride is on guitar, so I can't tell you what he was playing and whether that would make a good video.

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

@@JensLarsen Ah.. well, it sounded really cool!

[@jeffreyoneal276]

Jens, This was exactly the right lesson at exactly the right time in my jazz journey. I've been using the Barry Harris pivot you taught on some tunes which improved my phrasing. This lesson gives me some rhythmic tricks to add variety and still be within my ability to execute. I've been resisting learning licks - it goes against my ethos "it has to be hard to be good for you." This material is gold for me. Your humor is always appreciated as well. Thanks.

[@takvorntilsizian7427]

Superior lesson. Thanks a lot Jens...

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! 😃

[@Sanrolino]

Thanks Jens, this is exactly where I have been stuck for some time!

[@JensLarsen]

You got this!

[@ricklaino6385]

Great lesson as usual........!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@billguitarvin]

Thanks so much for putting this lesson together! I never thought about playing a higher note on the ands and accenting it or pulling off on the next note to make the next note softer. Great observation! Berry Harris’s pivot cords help make lines more interesting as well. All the best and take care.

[@BuckJoFiden]

It’s all about the swing hey? Great lesson Jens 🏆🥇 Lots of great stuff here.

[@JensLarsen]

Absolutely

[@XINGAOSHEN-bd3lv]

thank you so much!you are god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it helped

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful weekend ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@JensLarsen]

Same to you

[@HitmanMcGruph]

Thank you Mr. Larsens!!! Gonna get back on the jazz grind!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Go for it!

[@timwalsh9299]

Thanks Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

You're so welcome!

[@jamesweatherly1204]

Thanks. Always helpful

[@JensLarsen]

Glad to hear that!

[@VirtualGuitarAndBass]

Maravilloso truco🎉🎉muchas gracias

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@Drewster58]

Really good long lesson and explanation, thank you.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Drewster58]

@@JensLarsen The phrasing 'secrets' were excellent.

[@JensLarsen]

@@Drewster58 🙏🙏

[@Multimusiclight]

Super ! It's good to be a little lazy sometimes ;)

[@JensLarsen]

Yes it is!

[@MrFractalito1]

great video gracias

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@juhatarkka9867]

Very informative!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you think so!

[@jazedje]

Great content. Thank you!

[@JensLarsen]

My pleasure!

[@Mattrace]

Thanks

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you very much for the support! 🙂

[@Mattrace]

@@JensLarsen pls keep the videos coming 🙇

[@JensLarsen]

@@Mattrace I will certainly do my best! 🙂🙂

[@junka22]

Awesome lesson!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@tomcripps7229]

Thanks!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you for the support, Tom! 🙏

[@triguna7692]

Namaste Jens your lessons is always supported to try and go further ,thanks men but all the people you teach with passion to play the guitar should also support you.i am the first who is the next ? 🙏

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that!

[@MikeBouchard]

Pivot FTW!

[@JensLarsen]

👍🎉

[@HendersonGuitar]

Hey Jens can you suggest a few albums that contain a tonne of 'essential' Jazz or Jazz-Blues Vocabulary? Like if you were to set a student 'Listening & Transcribing' Homework to give someone loads of licks or phrasing in Jazz.

[@JensLarsen]

I would first go with Parker playing Billie's Bounce, Now's The Time, Au Privave etc. Maybe some of the stuff of Grant Green's "Grant's First Stand"

[@HendersonGuitar]

@@JensLarsen THANK YOU

[@Euro.Patriot]

I tried to get back into playing a year ago because I heard my brother playing (he didn't get past the beginning) and failed. Now I'm trying to get back into it again because I wanna play all the songs featured on EATEOT and I'm starting with Heartaches.

[@joeblack007forever]

💕💕

[@thijs199]

Ahaaa now you start to make sense…

[@louisdombrowski4198]

JENS = Great 🎸teacher Hiland =Great 🎸teacher If they are getting though to me they have to be good 🎸teachers 👍

[@matt_greene]

could you do a lesson on how to integrate the donna lee lick? In my opnion, it may as well be considered The Lick, i hear it everywhere

[@JensLarsen]

What is the Donna Lee lick?

[@matt_greene]

@@JensLarsen the first line in the melody. i completely made up that term, but I do hear it being played everywhere especially by pianists!

[@JensLarsen]

@@matt_greene So a descending scale run with an accent on beat 3 and starting with a triplet? I think there are many other things to learn to play instead of that.

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

Which are the best jazz pickup for neck? Bridge is unusable for jazz.

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

Why did you change to a Gibson from the Scofield?

[@JensLarsen]

I didn't

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

@@JensLarsen eehhh yes you did..

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

@@JensLarsen so that's a squire telecaster you're playing. Don't insult your subs.

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

Who listens to jazz these days?

[@StefanGBucher]

I do. HI!

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

@@StefanGBucher you must be the only one! How much do you spend per month? What jazz do you listen to? Art is dying, classical music, the new generation only listen to electronic and have no money, saxophone, piano, even guitar is almost dead.

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

I am a mucian as well and it's very hard to make living, I have to work at the stock market to survive

[@Babysmack-ns2vx]

Besides, almost all the jazz musicians are already dead.

[@itsjohnnymillion]

Obvious troll is obvious 😅

[@BuckJoFiden]

Thanks

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you for the support! 🙏