Learn how the masters of our music combine generalization, transaction, and superimposition into the solos and styles we know and love.

One of bebop’s great insights and a vehicle for creating movement, chromaticism, tension, and release.

The CAGED system, when understood and utilized properly, adds value to every harmonic and melodic idea by tying the elements together and making transposition a breeze.

Jazz vocabulary multiplies exponentially when you know how, where, and when to apply your favorite language outside the original context.

The secret formula to get better at anything, especially music.

Many of our favorite players create interest and tension via substitutions that focus more on the function of the chord than the actual chord itself.