How To Make It Sound Like Jazz - Great Embellishments

[@JensLarsen]

Is there a type of embellishment that I forgot to mention, or do you have suggestions for improving Jazz phrasing? Let us know! Content: 00:00 Intro 00:34 A Single Maj7 Arpeggio 01:00 Slides (and the triplet trick) 01:44 Wes does it like this! 02:15 Delaying the target note Chromatic Passing Notes on the beat (like Charlie Parker) 03:58 3 Different Turns 04:36 Turn #1 05:19 Turn #2 06:01 Turn #3 06:29 A Joe Pass Lick 07:20 Improve Your Jazz Phrasing 07:26 Like the video? Check out my Patreon Page

[@MrDotneck]

Hammer ons and pull offs maybe? Or wouldn't you classify those as "embellishments"?

[@JensLarsen]

I am using to play these embellishments, right? :)

[@MrDotneck]

@@JensLarsen (Facepalm...) Sure you do ... but I think what I actually meant to say is using them in the way you use slides: either with or without their own note value when playing eighths instead of triplets but I may be nitpicking here - sorry! :-)

[@NN-tk7uw]

@@MrDotneck Good point about having a note value vs not. Another useful nugget of wisdom that once you hear, you can't forget. Great vids.

[@MrDotneck]

Jens - your more recent videos have become really little gems of information on important details on how to play jazz - Thanks for that!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! Glad you think so!

[@endlessmike03]

I've learned a lot from watching your videos. Thanks for all you put into doing this.

[@JensLarsen]

Great to hear! Thanks :)

[@thomasnoyer6489]

jazz fascinating me. thank a lot Jens Larsen for those online lesson. hope we will have jam someday together, gratitude

[@PhongNguyen-nt4jy]

Jens is very thankful for what you have shared and I understand many things

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Phong Nguyen! 🙂

[@macjam9090]

really enjoyed the lesson and straight away you can see how it sounds like jazz without going to deep in theory. Thank you.

[@fanir33]

If somebody would ask me why youtube is good thing at first place, as a reason, i would give your videos

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you very much Mateusz!

[@Bibifunk1]

Thank you Jens. Happy new years

[@chrisneyman]

So much of this is over my head, but every time I watch one of these videos I gain a little gem of knowledge and a some excitement to keep learning! Fantastic work Jens. These are so well done.

[@adamthomasadamthomas]

Thanks Jens! Again just what I was looking for right now :)

[@JensLarsen]

Perfect!

[@ricklaino8996]

Great lesson Jens!

[@quanghungpham269]

Thanks for your lesson Mr.Larsen, can you show us more swing feel play but with chords only? I'm still learning but I would like to hear Jazz playing with chords only

[@JensLarsen]

Do you mean chord solos?

[@quanghungpham269]

@@JensLarsen I think it's playing chords separately from the solos. Thanks and I enjoy all your videos

[@franciscarthy8960]

This is a really good lesson Jens, some gems of information here have really improved things for me. Thanks again!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you, Francis

[@laureanoahmad7495]

Example 6 Sounded like Django. Great lesson. I use them all

[@yongchol81]

I'm not english well but your teaching very very good thank my jazz teacher i am always watching your teaching

[@JensLarsen]

Really glad you like the videos! :)

[@RC32Smiths01]

The tonal aspect of Jazz is really important, and of course learning the chords and notes that one would typically use! Awesome work!

[@JensLarsen]

Thanks RC :)

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@JensLarsen My Pleasure!

[@lancethrustworthy]

Thank you! I Save to watch fully, later.

[@simondebellemont]

5:50 I hear Grant Green playing!

[@NN-tk7uw]

Thanks for another clear and immediately useful lesson. I'm working through your other videos that use Cmaj and it's very helpful to have them in that scale as it really helps maintain a train of thought for us beginners.

[@teokiatuan2]

Jens would you make a video about your camera and lighting setup? Really love the look of your videos Great great lesson!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! I am not really sure that is something people are interested in on the channel? 🙂

[@frankvaleron]

Lovely stuff as always Jens, every video gives something great. As an aside, the chapter on chromatic enclosures in your book is really helpful

[@adhoc37]

This is a superb lesson. Thank you. Have you talked about how one can change chord progressions to alter the basic chords of, say, a traditional piece to jazz it up?

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! And thanks for joining Patreon, I just sent you a video welcome message :) Yes, I have a few videos on reharmonizing standards, maybe just try and search on the channel?

[@nlmal4]

Good stuff to check out and put it in my playing. 🎸👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾

[@JensLarsen]

Rock on! 😀👍

[@CliffieVanR]

As I was recently working with the Omnibook version of Parker's Nows The Time solo, I noticed he frequently uses triplet turns on the offbeat - I think that's a nice variation.

[@JensLarsen]

True, you can actually turn them around as well :) Good point!

[@benkatof4240]

Thanks for another great lesson! As for a left out embellishment, you could include something on string bending - in what styles and situations is it appropriate or pretty much frowned on. Is it off limits everywhere between gyspy and fusion?

[@JensLarsen]

Thanks Ben! I actually don't really consider string bending an embellishment in Jazz since it is very very rarely used. It is a little bit like discussing the use of bow and arrow in the second world war. That said, it is up to whoever plays to determine what they consider good phrasing, and there are no rules saying you can't bend strings.

[@chrissguitarshow206]

Could you please show how to solo over confirmation aka bird changes

[@neptun3805]

Damn, this dudes guitar jazz skills are cleaner than my Chrome history

[@JensLarsen]

Haha! Thank you 🙂

[@chrissguitarshow206]

Really enjoy your channel my goal is to view every video.

[@luismendoza9195]

Hello Jens, thanks again for your videos. My question today is, if we are doing an arpeggio with a 7th chord, the target note is it always going to be the 7th? Cheers.

[@JensLarsen]

Hi Luis, when you play the arpeggio like that as a triplet yes, but the target notes in general don't have to be the 7th. Does that help? 🙂

[@luismendoza9195]

@@JensLarsen Yes!! Thanks for the tips. I never miss your videos, great content. Cheers.

[@TimBeauBennett]

Blue shirt is back, yay!

[@JensLarsen]

Haha! Thanks 🙂

[@billapplegate8567]

How do you get the small titles underneath for each section, is that from your camera or a feature of KZbin.

[@JensLarsen]

That's KZbin :)

[@adamkelly5478]

Wes used that minor 9th lick all the time.

[@JensLarsen]

Yes, it is indeed quite common in his playing 🙂

[@frankymarino6420]

Intéressant

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@frankymarino6420]

Avec vous c est un plaisir de jouer du jazz , et avec le blues c est l’une musique qu il faut connaître et vous nous expliquez vraiment bien merci

[@brucesstreet8204]

The combined hp always sounds like a beginner move to me - to sound flashy. Used separately h, p and slides are much more articulate than continuous picking.

[@JensLarsen]

You can take that up with Jim Hall, George Benson and Kenny Burrell. They might not agree on the beginner moves 😁

[@brucesstreet8204]

The combined hp always sounds like a beginner guitarist move to me - to sound flashy - especially used more than once. But separate h, p and slides are essential phrasing tools, much more articulate than picking every note