How To Play Jazz Saxophone. The essential introduction to playing jazz

How To Play Jazz Saxophone is a fun and engaging introduction to jazz from composer and saxophonist Ned Bennett. Discover the exciting world of jazz, from its roots in ragtime to blues, bebop and beyond! Ideal for established beginners (approximately Grade 3+ standard), this book teaches methods of improvisation, how to play in swing time, syncopated rhythms and jazz scales and modes. It also presents suggested listening ideas and melodic ?phrase banks? based on typical jazz chords alongside plenty of great new pieces. Audio and piano accompaniments are available to download for both alto and tenor saxophone.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction
Stomping at the 100 Club
Jungle Nights at the Cotton Club
Mambo at Minton's Playhouse
Swinging on the Airwaves
Two-Five-Ones at Birdland
Playing it cool at the Village Vanguard
Mistery at The Vorten
The late set at Ronnie Scott's

Glossary of terms