How To Survive A Jazz Comping Gig

[@venetianlucifer]

You are AMAZING man!!! Please come back!

[@CameliaBands]

Clarification: the word "comping" is not really short for "complimenting". It's short for "accompanying" and that's basically what you're doing when your "comping", because you're not playing the lead melody: you're accompanying it. (Years ago I heard someone [I think it was a drummer] saying that it came from "complementing" and I hear now many musicians repeating that.) Just a small contribution. And thank you for the videos: they're short but give the essence of what you need to know.

[@gijazz1757]

Great videos, I love your dry sense of humour. The only tip I would add is that rythm is key as well and should be focused on when comping as much, or even more than chords in my opinion. To me the key to is to strike the right key at the right moment. Rythm for jazz comping is not the same as Country or Pop rythm. In jazz comping you frequently play on offbeats not so much in other styles. You mention punctuation and it would be interesting that you delve a bit more into this question. You did this for reggae and it would be worth doing the same for the other styles. Keep the good videos coming!

[@iansalsich6508]

This guy's sense of humor is great. Please return to youtube!

[@vincentjaime181]

I hope this man continues this series.

[@michaela.segarra461]

Are you still alive? If so would love to see more vids from ya. You have the talent I wish I fed when I had the chance to years ago!

[@robertkopack5944]

this is great! Super useful. And yes, he’s got a fine sense of humor to boot

[@Guppypants]

You have a gift for making the complex subject of music theory easy to understand. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@giuseppecelentano9781]

Thanks mate. Still digging this in 2020! Learned something here :)

[@sirrobinhood3409]

Hey Michael Thanks! You covered a lot of material in a short time and made it generalized theory. Thats a breath of fresh air from other videos! I dont want to learn a song I want to apply things like your comments about using 9 & 13 over major chords. Very nice Peace and hope things are well for you!

[@pablolopez653]

Dude I love your videos, the way you explain it is just amazing.

[@cherryheart72]

these videos are saving my piano life

[@jakubskyba7946]

Thank you, that's what I needed. My chords are right but don't sound right. That's hell of a trauma when you never attended a formal school and studying on your own at nights makes you think you are an unexpectedly excellent underdog except that you're not. :D

[@skaboss79]

Aw man I got here 2 years too late! Your videos are awesome! Hope you're still actively makin' music!

[@Ralph2]

Love watching your videos, even if it highlights just how much of a musician I'm not!

[@MrJazz-yp9wg]

Hey Michael, you're awesome. This particular video reminded me back in the day when I was a piano major in my jazz training. You should make a longer video content on Latin jazz, jazz and afro Cuban music

[@victoza9232]

Nice vid, Michael. As I've always understood it, though, the term "comping" comes from the shortening of "accompanying," (a supporting musician is usually referred to as an accompanist, not a "complementer"), "but I guess "complementing" works just as well. Potato, potahto.

[@phillipcoombs51]

You are one of the best teachers on youtube! Such a cool dude! You know I subscribed!

[@keekeh]

Thanks for making these videos, I play by ear and play at church and for fun and love to learn new stuff to make my music sound a little better. And you are one of the few that really knows how to teach and explain that really knows what you are doing. Thank you.

[@antoniohidalgo7973]

🤘👏thank You! Greetings from Majorca island!

[@arenotdiy7280]

You didnt mention it, but you showcased a few jazz faces too :)

[@bluelinebabe1]

Great presentation, Mike! I will be watching this several times! Thanks so much.

[@zappaduster100]

Mike.....you´re the man...love your lessons.

[@don4476]

Great tips. Thanks.

[@TheOriginalWhammo]

My brain exploded at interpolated Cmin7.

[@chris_outh]

I just think of them as 251s descending by a a semitone from the key of B (Dbmin7 Gb7) to the key of Bb (Cmin7 F7)

[@perrosaurio725]

ITs when a dominant chord becomes a minor before resolving (i think you would say it that way on english). C7 - cm7 - F7 or in this case Gb7 (subv7 of C7) - Cm7 - F7. It would be equally good if you play Gb7 Gbm7 F7. Jazz is good. Very good.

[@Pegaseus]

Love this. Man, so glad I found your channel.

[@sonicacoustics9176]

Great content! This is awesome! :)

[@rio197]

Thanks, Michael

[@phillipclarke8871]

Great video. Thanks very much

[@watchaddicts1213]

Well done!

[@PaulCapaldi]

Great videos. Have enjoyed them all. Best wishes from an Accordionist in Scotland

[@jjpeppercat]

Super helpful!!

[@Martin12000]

Bro your videos are awesome I'm a huge fan. Keep doing your thing

[@a.dselinger9291]

Great videos and tips. You keep it fun and manageable !!

[@anonymousd5196]

awesome teaching. you are the best teacher. Subscribed!

[@findus8269]

Very helpful! I don't even need huge hands! :) Thank you so much!

[@cariboux2]

Wow! Very useful. Thanks so much!

[@jgwatson6651]

Super prof merci❤😊

[@lexonthekeys6956]

You know your jazz piano bro. Reminds me of Cedar Walton

[@j0nall3n]

This is gold my friend.

[@12gg34ee56yt78oi]

Very useful, very helpful...Thankyou

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Great.

[@phillipclarke8871]

And .. all the very best wishes to you.

[@spascual4553]

Awesome video, Michael! I would say, however, that bandleader Snappypants might want to change his adolescent ceremonial garb to more appropriate attire for a jazz combo gig. :-)

[@kennethjoshua3325]

very very helpful thanx a million, so many videos on here that just wanna run their damn mouth an ain't really saying shyt, thanx again

[@salomaoeller]

Eu sou do Brasil, e gosto muito desses vídeos! Parabéns!

[@galactagog]

here's a song idea for you: "MARGARITA SALLY" thanks for the vids, they are great!

[@keyboardbw]

Thank you for this!

[@pfeiferpiano]

Nice Animation and good explanation.

[@williamstuff]

Dude you look like Shawn Lane! Epic

[@lynnbrownutahmusician3138]

Thank you again Michael. My question on blues concerning cadential voicings 4-5-1s pertain to the smoothness or roughness in voice leading between similar and parallel motions. Comparing the figured bass can point this out IV-V-I, ii-V-I and ii6-V-I in major or minor. This pertains to the retrograde 5-4-1 in the last 4 bars in blues form that share no common tones. I hope this is clear, you have a give for explaining and theorizing.

[@EduRedPal]

awesome

[@faenrira1]

Great videos

[@labogne1928]

You have a real talent! ...and you play well too.

[@beberdos]

Very good, thank you from France !

[@spadiu]

tank you . molto interessanti

[@danielverapiano]

Hey man ! Would you like to play the comping organ of the chicken by pastorius? Thanks for everything!

[@ChokDK-bryllupsmusik-duo]

I so wish you had made this in C instead of F.. I can't play in anything else than C :( Any redo planned... please? :) This is what I have always wanted to find

[@WoodyGamesUK]

ChokDK Danmark Take the time to transpose to C if you need, writing the notes will help. I also like tutorials to be in C because it's easier to understand, but I find that many are not, so I got used to transposing to C when I learn (then later I practice in other keys, it's weird but it works for me)

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