Registered: 02/13/01
Posts: 13
Loc: DePere,WI,UNITED STATES
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Hey
Does any one have tips on first solo-ing for jazz keyboard/piano? Other than chords in the left have (ya know the Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb) and then the Bb blues scale.... I just mess around with the scale and the chords but other than that i don't know what else to do, espcially in the right hand.
Also any tips on staying with a jazz band or a band in general...I can play the music and all that but sometimes I get off from the band because the piano part is so different than the other parts. I also play the alto saxophone and it is easy because you have other people playing the same thing. But for piano......it is different
A real quick and easy way to get into some cool exploration is to take that I position blues scale ( in your example Bb) and play it in other keys. Still comping on the Bb, play a blues lick in Ab, C, or F. If you are playing dom 7th based stuff you can play pentatonics in these keys. If a more major progression use a major scale based improv, ect. Hope that makes sense. With a little experimentation you can go alot of places from there. good luck, John
