The Blues: From Shuffle & Boogie Woogie to Jazz & Bebop | The Jazz Pursuit

[@LandyandFriends]

Excellent video tutorial! Many thanks.

[@keshavleitan7800]

Great video!

[@TheJazzPursuit]

Thanks Keshav!

[@NyanCat3333]

Amazing video. I have a question, lets say I want to practice jazz blues how can I learn when to hit the chords or rhythm changes or syncopation. I hope you understand the essence of the question because it's a very difficult question to articulate for me. Thank you so much. Again, amazing video.

[@TheJazzPursuit]

Thanks very much, and great question! I think the hard bit is that comping should sound/feel natural but to build that up I think it’s best to be really structured and precise. A good exercise would be to comp through the blues progression hitting a specific beat in each bar. This could start by just being beat 1/2/3 or 4, but then build it up to accent the different triplets. The 3rd triplet in particular is worth practicing on each bit as it’s so integral to the swing feel. Hope that helps!

[@LiamBens]

Your channel is amazing helps me a lot with my harmonica work !!

[@TheJazzPursuit]

This is great to hear Liam!