Richie lays out such a well-thought out process regarding the way you can develop as a musician just utilizing your own talents and assembled knowledge. Pay careful attention - this man knows what he is talking about.\nNever before shared insights on playing jazz from one of the world's great pianists. 40 wisdom-packed pages for any instrument that you can read over a weekend and consume over a lifetime.\nINSIGHT TO RICHIE'S LIGHTENING-QUICK HEART TO HAND IMPROVISATION PROCESS 
Richie possesses a direct link between his emotions and his hands playing jazz piano. He has refined the process we're all in search of. With crystal clarity, Richie talks in-depth about developing that link.\nTHREE MAJOR STAGES OF ARTISTIC GROWTH 
Your progress in becoming an accomplished artist doesn't grow in a straight line. It looks more like stair steps. Richie explains what three of those important steps are and how to be on the lookout.\nTHE HABITS NEEDED FOR EXCELLENCE 
All great players worked hard on their craft. Richie was no different. Learn about the discipline and habits required of accomplished players.\nRICHIE'S PERSONAL RECIPE FOR REHARMONIZATION 
One of the world's great harmonic minds explains his thinking process for discovering the alternatives to a tune's basic harmony. Richie illustrates some of his reharmonization techniques using 'Round Midnight as an example.\nTHE 26 MOST IMPORTANT 20th CENTURY CLASSICAL INFLUENCES 
Learn which 20th-century composers and pieces Richie believes are the most important influences for developing an important harmonic vocabulary.\nRICHIE'S TIPS FOR GREAT COMPOSITION 
Richie shares his most important tips for composing music that is true to you and that will resonate with your audience.\nHOW TO TRULY LEARN A TUNE 
Along with a short list of essential tunes, Richie explains the most effective way to learn a tune.

A Framework for Jazz Mastery

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Beirach, Richie

Lake, Michael

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"The Art of Skill chronicles and showcases Dave Liebman’s pursuit and attainment of living life as art. Lieb harnesses the mystery of the creative life-force and rides it to the truth that we all have something to say." (Peter Erskine)\nThis is a candid and fascinating look at the mental, psychological and spiritual aspects of musical mastery for any musician playing jazz and other styles. It's about listening and following one's muse in order to attain excellence. Lieb has much to say about the critically important stage of discovering one's unique musical voice with some of the challenges that players experience in attaining this goal.\nThe importance and various approaches towards practicing is a key topic examined in this book. Lieb shares his insights and recounts stories of how other master artists achieved excellence ranging from Michael Brecker to Miles Davis. In particular, having been on stage and in the recording studio with Miles, Lieb shares his special insights into Davis as a performer and bandleader.\nAnother topic rarely discussed is how artists are naturally sensitive to life-changing epiphanies as happened to Lieb when he first heard John Coltrane at Birdland, a New York jazz club when Lieb was a teenager. There is also a very positive discussion of the commonalities of jazz musicians.\nAs a special bonus, Lieb lists his personal favorite albums and tracks. Become inspired by listening to this book written by a decades-long leader and teacher who has pondered the many facets of what it takes to become a world-class artist.

The Art of Skill: Establishing the Mindset for Unleashing the Music Inside You

Liebman, Dave

Jazz is a relatively new art form. It's melodic and harmonic language has evolved throughout the past 100 years from one great innovator passing on his discoveries to the next as a kind of artistic baton. Each successive player building on the previous.The piano has always lead the harmonic language of jazz, so in order to truly understand the evolution of this music, one must understand the lineage of the music's greatest piano players. In this book, Richie Beirach provides his incisive and at times inside knowledge of these 10 great piano players who defined the language of jazz. Part history, part technical exploration, and part candid observations you won't find anywhere else, The Lineage of Modern Jazz Piano is a concise overview of the ten men who through their talent and courage, defined jazz. For each, Richie identifies three essential albums that best reflect the greatness in these artists.As a bonus, the last section of the book provides a historic and technical analysis of Bill Evans' improvised introductions to the tune Nardis. These improvisations which were influenced by 20th Century classical harmony were a departure from Bill's usual approach to Nardis and to his playing overall. Last, Richie offers his candid opinion on who actually wrote Nardis. Was is truly Miles?

The Lineage of Modern Jazz Piano: A view from Richie Beirach taken from conversations with Michael Lake

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Written for both teachers and students, Richie and Mike provide direct practical guidance on the skills and knowledge necessary for jazz to be passed on and performed well. The conversational tone of the book makes for entertaining and worthwhile reading.\nThose who have been teaching jazz for a long time will appreciate Richie's stories and his fearless opinions on jazz including how the teaching and learning of it are evolving (for good and for bad).\nFor readers new to teaching, they will gain a perspective and perhaps some greater insight into jazz education that your students want from you and benefit from.\nJustin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music called it the best book on jazz education he's ever read. Why?\nBecause of the stories that will capture student's attention on things like the art of jazz time (swing), dynamics, 'wrong' notes, the right amount of notes, and how the masters think about music A view of what can and cannot be taught in the process of making students better jazz players How to be more motivating and effective with students A candid and pointed review of the film, Whiplash, and what it teaches us to defend against in our roles as jazz educators Fly on the wall insight into one of Richie's most inspired trio recordings with George Mraz and Al Foster.\nStudents of jazz will appreciate:\nAn honest look at the education today's universities provide How to choose the right school for one's personal needs and ambitions Many of the skills that musicians need in order to be successful that are not taught in the classroom How best to use some of the more popular digital tools for learning and practicing jazz Richie's telling of the blow-by-blow experience of group interaction while recording the Tune "Nardis" with George Mraz and Al Foster\nA chapter is dedicated to a review of the movie Whiplash, a film about a college jazz gig band led by a tyrannical conductor played by J.K. Simmons.\nThe book will provide a fresh perspective on the history and evolution of jazz education along with several valuable lessons for both teachers and students of jazz.

Teaching and Learning Jazz: From tradition to technology: A frank appraisal of jazz education