In this masterclass we’re going to create a bass line over the song Take The A Train, by Billy Strayhorn.
For jazz organists, walking bass is played primarily with the left hand on the lower manual, with some elements supported by the pedals.
Learn to play the F Jazz Blues using the Hammond Organ. We explore the B3’s anatomy & controls, walking bass lines, comping, turnarounds, & improvisation.
Learn to play the 12 bar blues & 8 bar blues with Grammy winner Jon Cleary. Explore shuffle patterns, walking bass, licks, passing chords, turnarounds & improvisation.
This course covers walking bass, blues and gospel inspired jazz standards. We introduce the major blues scale to add soulful licks to your arrangements.
You can use the specific bassline demonstrated for playing solo piano, learning different blues heads, and for practising improvised solos.
Understanding the foldback of the pitches on the lower manual is important to inform the melodic contours of your bass line.
We explore the gospel stride style using the tune “Down By The River Side”. We cover bass notes, voicings, and right hand melodies.
In this lesson we introduce left hand techniques such as ruffs and rolls to enhance the sound of our blues bass lines and passing chords.
In this lesson we explore the anatomy of the Hammond B3. We discuss the drawbars, presets, pedals, percussion, & chorus vibrato settings.