LET'S SPEAK JAZZ !

A Conversational Approach to Jazz Improvisation for Saxophonists

Writer : JACOBSEN Martin
Media : method
Collection : The Jazz Handbook Series
Publisher : Advance music GmbH

In this English workbook, saxophonists will find everything they want to know about sound, technique and improvisation. Drawing upon his many years of experience in the education and training of up-and-coming musicians, Martin Jacobsen provides a motivating introduction to the fascinating world of jazz improvisation for moderately advanced saxophonists.

Introduction
Some Thoughts on Saxophone Teaching
What is Jazz Improvisation?
Chapter 1 Tone
Chapter 2 Articulation
Chapter 3 Rhythm and Time
Chapter 4 Feeling and Color
Chapter 5 Scales and Patterns
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Chapter 7 Practice
Chapter 8 Listen and Transcribe
Chapter 9 Performance
Appendix: Further Study (Jazz Methods, Etudes and Technique for the Saxophone)
An Essential Discography
Knowledge and History
Circle of Fifth
Diatonic Scales
About the Author

Method for saxophones in Bb and Eb