Content Featuring Piano
Dave Stryker uses Corcovado to explain different ensemble techniques in a rhythm section with Guitar and Piano playing togetherDave Stryker, Kevin Bales, Jason Marsalis, Rodney Jordan...
Instrument: Piano
In this lesson, pianist Gerald Clayton discusses the importance of practicing without your instrument. If you're in the car listening to a recording, turn on that musicians ear to dissect what's happening....
Pianist Gerald Clayton talks about slip ups in playing, saying that moments of uncertainty can open up the ears to new possibilities in both rhythm playing and soloing....
Gerald Clayton talks about musical expression being a synthesis of clarity and honesty, resulting from practice and singing what you play....
Gerald Clayton explains and demonstrates the role of rhythm in improvisation....
Pianist Gerald Clayton discusses the need to keep the meaning of each jazz standard intact in one's playing by exploring the lyrics....
Marcus Roberts shares his experience a young musician, learning early on from his mother about how crucial it is to transfer feeling to the listener....
Marcus Roberts discusses the goals of swingcentraljazz.org, focusing on widening the accessibility of the SCJ teaching method through technology....
Marcus Roberts on comradery in jazz:"Everything that was created in jazz that was progressive or innovative was always created by various musicians' ideas coming together." "Learn how to make room for other people to achieve something.""We gain inspiration from the...
Associate Artistic Director Marcus Roberts discusses the exchange between artists and audiences, and how important it is to feed off of the other musicians on stage to establish a rapport with listeners....
Associate Artistic Director Marcus Roberts explains the process of arranging a song within a group, highlighting his own trio's methods....