Truefire Tom Dempsey's Jazz Discovery Vol.1 TUTORiAL

Improvisational Language of Jazz
“I love his playing: great tunes, terrific solos, and careful listening. Tom Dempsey does it all and swings.” - Jim Hall

Tom Dempsey has performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Jim Hall, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Tal Farlow, Jack McDuff, Bobby McFerrin, Mel Torme, Dave Brubeck, and dozens of other marquee jazz artists. He is a music professor at NYC City University, has nine best-selling TrueFire courses, and has produced TrueFire's critically acclaimed masterclass with Pat Martino, The Nature of Guitar.

Tom Dempsey's three-volume masterclass series, “Jazz Discovery,” explores jazz's improvisational language, from its rhythmic nuances to the complex harmonies that provide limitless creative freedom. Tom's engaging and enlightening curriculum builds that essential foundation to help you think, feel, and play like a seasoned jazz musician.

”In this first edition of the series, we're exploring jazz from the ground up, focusing on essential scales like the minor and major pentatonic, the soulful blues scale, and essential chords and rhythms you'll need to know.

You'll learn to play confidently over jazz blues changes and popular diatonic jazz progressions, with many practice sessions to help you learn to improvise, mix scales, understand harmony, and gain confidence in real-world jazz scenarios.”

Soloing withPentatonic| Lessons & Practice Sessions

(1) Soloing with Minor Pentatonic (2) Soloing with Major Pentatonic Improv Practice Session

Blues Changes | Lessons & Practice Sessions

Blues Changes (2) Basic Progression (3) Quick Change (4) Jazz Blues

Jazz Blues Improv | Lessons & Practice Sessions

(1) Minor Pentatonic (2) Major Pentatonic (3) Mixing Pentatonics

The Blues Scale | Lessons & Practice Sessions

(1) Jazz Blues Scale (2) Scale Shapes & Demo (3) Pentatonic & Blues Scales

Chord Voicing Options | Lessons & Practice Sessions

(1) Intro to ii-V-I: Chord Voicing Options (2) ii-V-I: Comping Options

Through & To Changes | Lessons & Practice Sessions

ii-V-I: Min Pentatonic “Through" (2) ii-V-I: Min. Pentatonic “To"

ii-V: Comping Options| Lessons & Practice Sessions

Intro to ii-V: Comping Options (2) Intro to ii-V: Rootless Voicings

Improv Practice Sessions

ii-V: Min. Pentatonic "Through" the Changes
ii-V: Min. Pentatonic "To" the Changes
ii-V: Mixing Pentatonics "Through" the Changes
ii-V: Mixing Pentatonics "To" the Changes
ii-V-I: Mixing Pentatonics "To" the Changes
ii-V-I: Putting it All Together

You'll have TrueFire's interactive learning tools at your fingertips to customize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

The demonstrations and performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video lessons with controls for looping, slow motion, fretboard animation, and other tools designed to accelerate your progress.

You'll also get the tab and standard notation files to print out, downloadable Guitar Pro files for editing, and backing tracks to record, practice, and record with.

Grab your guitar, and let's dive deep with Tom Dempsey!

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