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Digging Deeper Jazz"Composing vs. Arranging vs. Orchestration" & Jeff AntoniukWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 29th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #7, Jeff asks; what is the difference between composing a song and arranging it? And what is orchestration, which comes first, and who cares? Well, all questions will be answered here as Jeff leads us through a composition of his for big band, the song "Borrowed Time." The world...
2024-12-1523 min
Digging Deeper Jazz"Jeannine" & Donald ByrdWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 15th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #6, James has a great musical tour for us today, taking us through the wonderful live recording from Pepper Adams and Donald Byrd, and the classic song "Jeannine." How are these great players making these solos hang together so well? James has some answers for you, and gives some...
2024-12-0714 min
Digging Deeper Jazz"Tune Up" & Sonny RollinsWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 1st, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #5, What if we had an idea of what Sonny Rollins and "Philly" Joe Jones were thinking as they played? That would be pretty cool, right? Well, today Jeff takes a swing at some jazz mind reading, as Sonny's quartet plays the classic song "Tune Up" off the Newk's...
2024-11-2918 min
Digging Deeper Jazz"The Gaul of Me" & Jeff AntoniukWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on March 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #4, Jeff offers up a session where he can GUARANTEE he knows what the band was thinking, and what the soloist was doing . . . ‘cause it was HIM playing the solo! A little tour around the fevered mind of Jeff Antoniuk, in concert with his great acoustic trio. Me...
2024-10-1917 min
Digging Deeper Jazz"Bessie's Blues" & John ColtraneWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on February 25th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #2, we have a classic John Coltrane Quartet recording, "Bessie's Blues." We also have a pdf transcription of Trane's solo for you. Just write DiggingDeeperJazz@gmail.com and we'll get it off to you! Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced Ja...
2024-10-0716 min
Digging Deeper Jazz"I'll Take Les" & John ScofieldWelcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on February 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!Today, in Episode #1, we have some John Scofield from his great album Hand Jive. The band is SO grooving on this tune, but what does that mean? What is going on, and how might WE do that? And what about Eddie Harris's solo . . . ? Let's dig in. Mentioned in this...
2024-08-3015 min
Digging Deeper JazzYOUTUBESWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 4th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #32, James & Jeff ask, are a YouTube fan? If so, that's great. Having all that information at our fingertips is incredible. But . . . are you playing better because of it, or are you more or less wasting time? Both are possible, but for most of us, it's really the latter. You do...
2024-08-2714 min
Digging Deeper JazzJazz BalladsWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 24th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #22, James and Jeff talk about playing Ballads. There is nothing more beautiful to listen to, and scary to play, than a ballad. We are very exposed, and a lot of our "go to moves" don't work on ballads. So, what is a jazz musician to do? James and Jeff have...
2024-05-2014 min
Digging Deeper JazzIN OR OVER?Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 27th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #18, Jeff is flying solo without that James guy around to weigh him down. Jeff waxes poetic, Jeff plays a rhythm changes a bunch, and Jeff pontificates on playing IN the chord changes, OVER the chord changes, and even substituting the chords changes. Lots of great material and ideas here. Let...
2024-05-0209 min
Digging Deeper JazzLonger LinesWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 9th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #11, James and Jeff talk about playing longer lines. Let's get you playing like your bebop heroes do, with fantastic long winding lines, full of interest, chromatic notes, and overall awesomeness. And yes, James and Jeff will help you get there!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2024-03-2915 min
Digging Deeper JazzJAZZ FEELWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 2nd, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #10, James and Jeff talk about feel! We all know that, playing with FEEL is one of the most important things a jazz musician can do. But how do we develop our feel? What is it exactly, and if we aren't born with it, are we resigned to a long life...
2024-03-2514 min
Digging Deeper JazzI-VI-ii-VWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 11th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #7, James and Jeff talk about the ubiquitous I-VI-ii-V progression. If there is one thing to practice EVERY day, this might be it. But how? And why exactly? And where? And with what kind of shoes? Some of these questions will be answer here today!Mentioned in this podcast:
2024-03-0815 min
Digging Deeper JazzPet PeevesWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 4th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #6, James and Jeff talk about four things that they hear jazz players getting wrong a lot of the time. Fix one or two of these four, and you are about 80% better. Sound good? Darn right. Let's dig in to it!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2024-03-0519 min
Digging Deeper JazzMiles DavisWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 28th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #5, James and Jeff celebrate Miles Davis' birthday by digging into one of his landmark solos. James offers some insights into Mile's first chorus of his "So What" solo, and Jeff has a couple things to point out from the second chorus. Join the J's, and see what they find fascinating...
2024-03-0116 min
Digging Deeper JazzStaying FreshWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 21st, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #4, James and Jeff talk about staying fresh. And no, not in a personal hygiene way. In a "I am SO bored of my playing" way. Every pro on earth goes through this, as does every adult amateur or semi-pro. Find out what Jeff and James do to get themselves out...
2024-02-2716 min
Digging Deeper JazzA Perfect SoloWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 14th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #3, James and Jeff talk about what might be the most perfect 12 measures of jazz ever played, from a classic Hank Mobley solo. Let's listen, analyze, dig in and see what we can take away from this timeless chorus of blues. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2024-02-2314 min
Digging Deeper JazzTHE BLUES!Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 7th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #2, James and Jeff talk about hockey and getting punched in the face. Also they mention The Blues a bit. Nothing is more important for a jazz players, and today the Dynamic Duo does some playing for us, and offers us a transcription of their two solos. Write us at the...
2024-02-1617 min
Digging Deeper JazzTranscribingWelcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 30th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #1, James and Jeff talk about how to transcribe, why to transcribe, and why Bobo Mintzer yelled at Jeff in 1987 (note, Bob and Jeff are now friends). It's an emotional tour de force of a first episode. You're gonna love it!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2024-02-1311 min
Digging Deeper JazzScales Suck -- THE END!Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 9th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #200, Jeff circles back to where he began Digging Deeper Jazz, by questioning how we learn and teach jazz in the first place. Is there a better way, a path that is less frustrating and faster, that gets us sounding more like our heroes sooner? There is, and for most of us...
2024-02-0913 minDigging Deeper JazzColtrane Minor Pentatonic & "So What"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 2nd, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #199, Jeff answers the question he's gotten a lot recently . . . "what are you practicing these days?" The answer is this amazing, flexible little five note scale. Short, easy to understand, but oh so powerful. Jump in and find out what it's all about. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2024-02-0712 minDigging Deeper JazzSound, Pitch, and DronesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 26th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #198, Jeff has for us the hippest, most fun exercise for working on our pitch, tone and timbre. Toss the tuner, and begin working with tanpura drones! Tune in, and see how this also becomes an improvisation tool by the time he is done!Mentioned in this podcast:• ww...
2024-02-0313 minDigging Deeper JazzGreat Student/Great Teacher & "Donna Lee"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 19th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #197, Jeff fills us in on how to get excellent at anything (like jazz). Be a great student, and have a great teacher. But, what does it mean to be a great student, and what IS a great teacher? What do they do and how do they do it? All will be...
2024-02-0113 minDigging Deeper JazzRhythm-ify your Patterns! & "This I Dig of You"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 12th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #196, Jeff shows us the real secret behind making patterns effective. It's not so much about WHAT the pattern is as WHEN we play it. Rhythm is what is behind so many great melodies and musical shapes, how about we take some time and get into the game too? Today: Groupings of...
2024-01-3014 minDigging Deeper JazzJazz Time & ControlWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 5th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #195, Jeff shows us how the greatest players out their use THEIR metronomes, and how they think about time and groove. It's all about gaining more control, and gaining more responsibility for the time. HOW you use your metronome will tell the story. Let's find out what to do!Mentioned...
2024-01-2513 minDigging Deeper JazzAnother Major Pentatonic & "ii-V-IWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 26th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode # 194, Jeff shows us a new sound to use over that old dusty major 7 chord. We can all get sounding pretty boring on the "I" chord, so it's time to spice things up. Here's the thing . . . this is using a sound and a scale you already know. We are just going to...
2024-01-2214 minDigging Deeper JazzThe Power of Patterns & "This I Dig of You"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 5th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #193, Jeff goes to bat for the idea of using patterns in our playing, comping and composition. Good architecture, design, and art use patterns constantly, as does nature. Who are we to argue with that? Let's dig in to how to work effectively with patterns, and what the pitfalls are. ...
2024-01-1913 minDigging Deeper JazzSwing VS. BebopWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 12th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #192, Jeff breaks down one of the biggest differences between the swing style and the bebop style . . . phrase endings. And where did Jeff learn this brilliant information? From none other than from some personal interactions with the great Dizzy Gillespie. Simple to understand, but not easy to do. Let's dig in.
2024-01-1612 minDigging Deeper JazzStop Improvising So MuchWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 5th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #191, Jeff implores us to improvise LESS in our improvised solos. What does this mean, how would it work, and is Jeff crazy? Good questions. Jeff is NOT crazy, and your heroes, from Sonny Rollins to Oscar Peterson to Jimi Hendrix did what Jeff is talking about here. Tune in, and get...
2024-01-0714 minDigging Deeper Jazz"I'm Bored with my Playing"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 22nd, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #189, we hit a huge topic head on . . . the fact that most of us get bored with our own playing. What are we to do, and how do we move through these moments that every musician has? Here, Jeff offers a conceptual solution, and a very pragmatic one. Don't beat yourself up...
2024-01-0213 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Jazz Inspiration" & Triad PairsWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 15th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #188, Jeff addresses something that we ALL have to deal with from time to time . . . a lack of inspiration. Whether we've hit a plateau in our development, run out of ideas, or just don't have any wind in our sails, this is something we've all felt, and it's something that we can...
2023-12-3112 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Sort Out Your #11's" & Autumn LeavesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 8th, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #187, Jeff addresses those scary chord changes with all the upper extensions on them - #11's and b9's and #5's and all the rest. Step back from the jazz anxiety attack, and let's see what is REALLY going on here. Here's the thing. You are probably thinking about them all wrong...
2023-12-2909 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Perfection Is Not Good" & Mr. PCWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 1st, 2021, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #186, Jeff give us some fantastic advice on organizing our practice, and how to get moving ahead faster, and more sanely. Most important - do NOT strive for perfection. It's not good for you. Dig in here and see what it's all about. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2023-12-2714 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Transposing is King" & Take the "A" TrainWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 25th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #185, Jeff makes the case for the ability to transpose little musical ideas to be incredibly important, and VERY worth your time. Let's look a how, why, when and where. All your jazz heroes did this, and now it's your turn!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net...
2023-12-2515 minDigging Deeper JazzRhythmic DisplacementWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 18th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #184, Jeff introduces us to one of his favorite devices in both this solos and his compositions . . . Rhythmic Displacement. What is it, how do we use it, and how should we work on it? All questions are answered here today. Thanks as well to our new JazzWire Giveaway Sponsor, Rovner Products!!
2023-12-2216 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Episodic Soloing" & Joy SpringWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 11th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #183, Jeff gives us permission to relax our brains, and do some Episodic Soloing. Your jazz heroes do it, and they weren't embossed about it. Time for you to embrace an easier approach! Today we have SIX new licks for you, and a path to using them to great effect. ...
2023-12-2013 minDigging Deeper JazzThe Power of CESH!!Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 4th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #182, Jeff looks at a good old jazz acronym (yes, there is such a thing!) from back in the day: CESH. "Contrapuntal Elaboration of Static Harmony" sounds pretty scary, but it's not very complicated, and you've heard it a million times. Let's get USING this great device in our soloing and comping...
2023-12-1710 minDigging Deeper JazzSwing Better, Swing HarderWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 27th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #181, Jeff wants dearly for you to swing better and harder. So what do we do . . . Wish for it? Make a pilgrimage to New Orleans? Practice more scales. Nope! New Orleans is fun, but just work on these three ideas, and you'll be in FAR better swinging shape in short order.
2023-12-1414 minDigging Deeper JazzThree Kinds of ii-V'sWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 20th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #180, Jeff talks about three different types of ii-V progressions that we routinely see, all from the perspective of the humble "ii" chord. This is a great way to dig deeper into the harmony that you might already know. Time to bump up your playing, understanding, and your hearing a notch!
2023-12-1212 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Melodic Minor" & Mr. PCWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 6th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #178, Jeff demystifies how John Coltrane thinks about his song Mr. PC, and minor chords in general . . . Melodic Minor. This isn't one of the first jazz scales and sounds we work with, but for an intermediate or advanced adult player, it's the perfect "next step." Let's see what the big deal is...
2023-12-0612 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Playing in 7/4" & All The Things You AreWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 30th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #177, Jeff takes us gently by the hand and suggests that we should learn to play in 7/4. YES, like, in seven. Here's the thing . . . there's a trick to doing this without your head exploding, and a trick to sounding natural and grooving too. Tune in, and let's get to work. ...
2023-12-0413 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Fast and Flashy" & LocomotionWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 23rd, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #176, Jeff lets us know that we shouldn't be scared of fast and flashy licks. Further, he gives us a path to understand what it is our heroes are doing, and maybe even copy them. Today, a great Lee Morgan lick for you. It's fast and flashy and EASY. Mentioned...
2023-11-3012 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Coltrane & Clarity" & Bessie's BluesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 16th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #175, Jeff brings to light something that all jazz players, whether novices or semi-pros need to be aware of . . . CLARITY is your goal. Jazz musicians sometimes get wrapped up in thinking that being clever and obtuse and complicated is the way to go. The great John Coltrane's solo on Bessie's Blues is "...
2023-11-2813 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Endless Creativity" & ii-V-IWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 9th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #174, Jeff talks about the Endless Creativity that your music heroes seem to have. How is what they do even possible, and how can we imagine ever coming close to their conception, their amazing reserve of ideas? Jeff offers a way to thing about this all, and 10 great approaches to the ii-V-I p...
2023-11-2514 minDigging Deeper JazzScales Suck / PhrygianWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on October 2nd, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #173, Jeff makes the PLEA to stop using scales as your point of departure when improving. Yes, many of us were taught this way, and yes many teachers still have this as the basis of their approach. Not trying to pick a fight or anything, but they are wrong, or at least...
2023-11-2210 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Half Note Soloing" & What Is This Thing Called LoveWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 25th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #172, Jeff answers the age old questions of "how do I play more melodically?" Great melodies have an internal logic to them, and most jazz melodies also have a harmonic underpinning. How in the world do we get those two things happening at once . . . ? The answer: Half Note Solos. Jump in, give...
2023-11-1911 minDigging Deeper JazzArt Tatum Rhythm ChangesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 18th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #171, Jeff gives you the secret behind the rhythm changes playing of Sonny Stitt, JJ Johnson, Monk, Dexter Gordon, Art Tatum, Don Byas and more. You've never been hipper than you'll be after watching this video! Send Jeff some flowers or something. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2023-11-1615 minDigging Deeper Jazz"End Your Solo" & Lullaby Of BirdlandWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 11th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #170, Jeff addresses a question he gets asked all the time . . . how do we successfully end a solo? It sounds easy and obvious, but it's truly not. Today we have some time tested strategies to get you sounding (and acting) MUCH more professional. Time to level up your game!Mentioned...
2023-11-1311 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Half Time/Double Time" & Moose The MoocheWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 4th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #169, Jeff give us perhaps the best practice tip he's come across in 40 years of playing music of all styles. All you need is a metronome, some hard-ass music you can't play, and the will to get a lot better in about five minutes. Let's dig in to this great practice idea.
2023-11-0912 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Leverage Your Licks" & My Little Suede ShoesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 28th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #168, Jeff Antoniuk talks to us about leveraging our licks, the idea that we get GOOD and we get good FAST by bringing information from past songs and past practice sessions into the current one. You'll find two great classic licks here, and a wonderful invitation to get moving faster and more...
2023-11-0614 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Minor ii-V Happiness" & Blue BossaWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 21st, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #167, Jeff gives us a super straight forward approach to playing the hell out of minor ii-V progressions. We see these chords in more than half of all the songs that we play, so how's about we get this stuff learned once and for all! Simple, clear, concise, and a nice cat...
2023-11-0314 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Long Tone Ballads" & Body And SoulWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 14th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #166, Jeff talks to us about the importance of TONE, on all instruments. It really is our main tool of the trade, and we truly have to spend time thinking about it and working on it. How? As we play MUSIC of course! Put down the books and everything else, and let's...
2023-10-3115 minDigging Deeper JazzTrading 4's w. A MentorWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 7th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #165, you have the opportunity to trade 4's with Jeff, as if you were on stage together. Seriously! Of course, he also provides you three different frameworks for how to think about trading 4's. And prepare yourself for a pep talk too. Jeff throws down the gauntlet for all you amateur and...
2023-10-2814 minDigging Deeper JazzA Lesson w. Joe LovanoWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 31st, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #164, Jeff talks to us about Joe Lovano, Bill Evans, and their amazing technique of "playing ahead of the changes." This is a secret that'll help you understand their playing in a deeper way, and it's a device that you'll internalize quickly. The next step . . . get using it in YOUR jazz playing!
2023-10-2510 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Sorta Kinda Diatonic" & Have You Met Miss JonesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 24th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #163, Jeff shares a deep secret that players like Sonny Stitt and Kenny Dorham and Oscar Peterson shared . . . the idea that playing "sorta kinda diatonic" can sound amazing! Let's figure out what this is, why it works, and how to do it ourselves. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2023-10-1414 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Brazilian Boot Camp" & Partido AltoWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 17th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #162, Jeff gets us hip to the Brazilian rhythm called Partido Alto. It's a fantastic samba rhythm of course, but why not use it in our every day practice, and our every day jazz playing? No reason at all. Let's dig in to this throwback video from back in 2018. Mentioned...
2023-10-1114 minDigging Deeper JazzHow to Work on Voice LeadingWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 10th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #161, Jeff answers the question he's been asked 13, 241 times . . . "what do I do with voice leading? I know I'm supposed to use it, but I'm not sure what to do." After answering the question 13, 241 times, Jeff KNOWS how to help you with this. Let's dig in!!Mentioned in this podcast:
2023-10-0814 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Melodic Diatonic Triads" & Little SunflowerWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 3rd, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #160, Jeff give us, all at once, a fantastic technique exercise, a very deep way to build our comfort in different keys, and of course a wonderful bunch of jazz vocabulary ideas. If there is ONE thing you should have in your regular practice routine, this is it. Let's dig in.
2023-10-0515 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Tritone Sub The Two" and ii - V - I'sWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 26th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #159, we look at the amazing Tritone Substitute, but in a very different setting than most of us are used to seeing it. Join Jeff, John Coltrane, and Dexter Gordon as we look at the Triton Sub on a "II" chord. It's a super hip sound, and a great concept and option...
2023-09-2913 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Swing in 3/4" & BluesetteWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 19th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #158, Jeff helps us sound a bit more confident when we play in 3/4. It's not the song, it's not the chords or the harmony . . . it's our rhythmic vocabulary. Here we talk about Parent Rhythms, and get you sounding better than ever playing in 3/4. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2023-09-2613 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Half Whole Diminished and Triads" & CaravanWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 12th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #157, Jeff takes us on an enlightening trip into the Half Whole Diminished scale and shows us how to actually SOUND GOOD with it. Here's a hint: don't play the scale!! That's right, there are some very familiar structures to you, hiding just beneath the surface of this scale, things you already...
2023-09-2313 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Tritone Subs" & ii-V-I'sWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on June 5th, 2020, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #156, Jeff dives into Tritone Subs . . . what are they, why should we care, and how do we use them? All good questions, and he has some good answers for you. Plus, a super-hip Johnny Griffin lick from a great Thelonious Monk album. Nice!!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2023-09-2014 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Afro Cuban 12/8" & InvitationWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 29, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #155, Jeff gives us a nice tour of Afro Cuban Bembé, the classic 12/8 groove we think of when we hear Afro Cuban jazz. And no, this is NOT just for drummers! Come on in, and get some great practice tips on how to amp up YOUR rhythmic side of things.Mentioned in...
2023-09-1714 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Recycled Jazz" & ii--I'sWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 22, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #154, Jeff introduces us to a secret that most of our jazz heroes depended on. They would use the same licks, the same material, over very different sets of chord changes. They recycled their vocabulary!! Let's dig into this idea and find out the what's and how's. Mentioned in this podcast:
2023-09-1412 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Minor Pentatonic on Dominant" & Blue BossaWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 15, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #153, Jeff talked to us about the old Minor Pentatonic scale we have laying around, and how we can do something TRULY amazing with it . . . use it to get altered dominant sounds. This is hip stuff . . . jump on in!!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we ann...
2023-09-1115 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Get Good w. Ghosting" & Blues EtudeWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 8, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #152, Jeff gets us working on our Feel, and swinging harder. We are taught to believe that Feel is "something you have or you don't." That is some BULL. Let's look at an easy-to-understand take on where Feel and Finesse come from!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net...
2023-09-0713 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Build Your Own Licks (Pt. 2)" & ii-V-I'sWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 1, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #151, Jeff makes the point that we NEED to build our vocabulary if we want to be successful jazz players. Here, he suggests taking small bits that we know, and string those bits into larger phrases, like ii-V-I ideas. This video has seven different licks in it . . . what's not to love?...
2023-09-0413 minDigging Deeper Jazz"The Nine Beat Exercise" & ConfirmationWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 24, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #150, Jeff shares with you one of the most powerful practice tools he knows for playing chords changes better in our improvisations. "The Nine Beat Exercise" is a way to seriously focus your practice and focus the melodic content of your melodies. This could be your super power!Mentioned in this...
2023-08-3113 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Minor Pentatonic (on Major)" & Green Dolphin St.Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 17, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #149, Jeff looks at the good old Minor Pentatonic Scale, but has in mind a very new use. What if we could use the minor, bluesy sound over a major chord? And what if it gave us, not a blues sound, but a more rich and modern sound? Well, your jazz dreams have...
2023-08-2812 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Build Your Own Licks" & Blue BossaWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 10, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #148, Jeff shows us a tried and true path to actually coming up with some of our OWN jazz vocabulary. Bach and Brahms and Mozart (and John Coltrane) were pretty good at doing this stuff. Let's take a lesson from them and get building and expanding some of our own hip ideas.
2023-08-2513 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Play Great Solo Breaks" & CherokeeWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 3, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!In episode #147, Jeff takes us through solo breaks. What is a "break", and why is it there? What are we supposed to do, and what did Bird, Dizzy, Clifford and all the greats do in those spots? Jeff breaks it down, and builds you up! Lots of good stuff here.Mentioned in...
2023-08-2213 minDigging Deeper JazzHow to Learn Donna Lee!Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 27, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #146, we dig into the classic bebop song Donna Lee, and look at four strategies to get rolling with it. Many of us are taught to be SCARED of this song, or to treat it with a lot of undue reverence. Jeff is here to tell you that YOU GOT THIS! Let's get t...
2021-09-1719 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Sorta Kinda Diatonic" & Have You Met Miss JonesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 20, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #145, Jeff shares a deep secret that players like Sonny Stitt and Kenny Dorham and Oscar Peterson shared . . . the idea that playing "sorta kinda diatonic" can sound amazing! Let's figure out what this is, why it works, and how to do it ourselves. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net...
2021-09-1513 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Rhythmic Licks" & Sweets Edison/Thad JonesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 13, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #144, Jeff talks about the idea that some of our licks should be based on RHYTHM first, not always on notes and scales and harmony. Thad Jones and Harry "Sweets" Edison knew this, and now you will too! Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced Jaz...
2021-09-1312 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Get Hip With The Tonic" & ii-V-IWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 6, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #143, Jeff shows us how to not be BORING on the "I chord," the tonic. Every lick out there puts all it's energy into the V7 chord. Let's change things up a little bit!! Here's how. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in...
2021-09-1113 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Major IS Minor" & Green Dolphin StreetWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 28, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #142 Jeff shows us how melodies and licks in a major key can be used in minor situations and vice versa. And ALL without altering the melody. Sound crazy? More like "sounds awesome!"Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has bec...
2021-09-0912 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Working With 1 - 5 - 10" & Stella By StarlightWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 21, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #141, Jeff Antoniuk shows us a hip melodic cell (and harmonic voicing) that we can think of as "1 - 5 - 10." J.S. Bach used it, and so should you! Check it out, and get to work on it by using it as Jeff suggests and demonstrates in the video. You are going to l...
2021-09-0710 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Accented Dissonances" & ii-V-IWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 14, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #140 Jeff shows us how to make a real artistic statement by consciously choosing tension some of the time. This video is a great framework for understanding and playing these conscious dissonances. And no, this isn’t justing playing “wrong notes.” This is playing “wrong notes with a purpose!" Let's dig in!Menti...
2021-09-0512 minDigging Deeper Jazz"World's Greatest Lick" & Cherokee/BluesetteWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 7, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #139 Jeff Antoniuk shows you what might just be the world's most perfect lick. Clifford Brown played it, so that's a good start right there. Beyond the lick, however, Jeff digs into WHY we learn licks in the first place, and what some of the insights are we can take away from them.
2021-09-0312 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Practice Laboratories" & MinorityWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 31, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #138, Jeff gives a a fantastic framework for how we should be practicing jazz improvisation, how to be learning licks, and how to be learning songs . . . by creating "experiments," and doing those experiments in different "laboratories." If you have been on a plateau in your playing, this is how to get moving again.
2021-09-0110 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Rhythm, Time and Groove" & Cissy StrutWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 24, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #137 Jeff digs in to the differences between Rhythm, Time and Groove. People often talk about these things as if they are the same, and they most definitely are NOT. Let's figure out what they actually are, and then figure out how to get ahead by practicing them. Mentioned in this p...
2021-08-3113 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Modal Jazz" & So WhatWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 3, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #136 Jeff takes us through Modal Jazz, what it is, and how not to sound like a total knucklehead when we are playing it. Modal playing is HARD, and here Jeff offers up three simple and powerful tools to put you in control. • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire bac...
2021-08-2914 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Two-ing The Five" & The BluesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 3, 2020 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #135 we talk about expanding the harmony of a song, the way the great bebop and post bop players did . . . by adding a ii chord before existing V chords. Sound like Greek? Sound hard? Sound dumb? No, no and no! Jeff will help you get this sorted out quickly.Mentioned in this p...
2021-08-2713 minDigging Deeper JazzCommon Tones Are HipWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 13, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #133, Jeff talks about Common Tones, and how INSANELY useful they are. Soloing, comping, composing arranging, teaching, learning . . . it all goes better with Common Tones. Come on in and have your jazz mind blown!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has bec...
2021-08-2310 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Chromatic ii-V's" & Ask Me NowWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 6, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode#130, Jeff walks us through THREE different approaches to playing over Chromatic ii-V's. Bebop and post bop jazz is filled with these things, thanks to Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Benny Golson and so many more. These chords sound great, but now we have to figure out how to play over the dang things. L...
2021-08-1713 minDigging Deeper JazzFear of 13th Chords!Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 29, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #129, Jeff sets our minds at ease about 13th chords. All those extensions can really freak us out, but there are TWO big concepts to be aware of to make you really successful with #9's and b13's and #11's and everything else. Don't check out. Dig IN!Mentioned in this p...
2021-08-1512 minDigging Deeper Jazz"A Lesson With James P. Johnson" & the bluesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 26, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #126, we take a lead from legendary composer and pianist James P. Johnson, and work on our RHYTHM. Jeff routinely get's students sounding literally twice as good in about 10 minutes with this approach. Sounds like a good way to spend 10 minutes, right!? Let's dig in!Mentioned in this podcast:• www.Ja...
2021-08-0312 minDigging Deeper JazzStop Practicing Scales!Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 1, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #125 Jeff makes the heretical point that scales (drum rudiments, etc) are NOT what we should be practicing. With a couple little tweaks, we can be practicing this material and making MUSIC, not making our brains turn off. Super charge your practicing. Here's how. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.ne...
2021-08-0111 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Minor Pentatonics" & Ellington, Hancock, AntoniukWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 20, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #119, we get to maybe the most important sound there is for improvisors of all ability levels . . . the Minor Pentatonic Scale. Coltrane and Herbie Hancock used it, Led Zeppelin and Duke Ellington found some pretty good successes with it, and yes, you can too! Let's find out what's going on here, and get...
2021-07-2015 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Major Pentatonics" & St. ThomasWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on September 6, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #117, we look at perhaps the most important scale in human history, the Major Pentatonic Scale. We go over what it is, where you've heard it, and most importantly, how to USE IT WELL. Jeff get's you playing, gives you some great approaches, and lays out the steps to really become a master...
2021-07-1617 minDigging Deeper JazzWhat Key Are We In?Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on August 2, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #112, we look at the age-old question of "what the hell key is this song in?" It's not always obvious, especially with jazz tunes, so this gets to be a real issue. Well, Jeff is here to help! We look at examples from the ii-V-I progression, "All The Things You Are," "How My...
2021-07-0621 minDigging Deeper JazzPractice Slower Than You Can PlayWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 12, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #109 we take the advice of Michael Brecker, Victor Wooten, James Moody, Jeff Coffin and about 42,645 other great players . . . practice SLOWLY. Let's dig in and find out what this really means. Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Co...
2021-06-2716 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Diminished vs. Dominant" & Full HouseWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 19, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #97, we look at the diminished sound, and see how it's related to dominant chords. We build a classic diminished/dominant lick from the ground up, so we can see how this whole thing works. Pretty cool, right? The answer is "hell yeah, this is cool!" Jeff For President!!Mentioned in...
2021-06-0317 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Playing with Shapes," Monk & ColtraneWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on February 22, 2019 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #89 we look at a way to think about jazz and improvisation, a way to put together and process all the information in a PERSONAL way. Jeff thinks about shapes. You may think about colors or textures. Whatever it is, let's get organized and USE your super power!Mentioned in this...
2021-05-1815 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Avoid Notes!" & Girl From Ipanema/A TrainWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on December 21, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #80, we look at those pesky "avoid notes," those notes that we should stay away from on different chords. SPOILER ALERT: Avoid Notes don't exist! Let's find out what they are, how to use them (or not), and how they are like Flat Earth Theory. Also, Jeff plays a bunch for you!...
2021-04-2813 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Side Slipping, Playing Out" & Speak LowWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 30, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #77, we get to one of our most requested topics - how to "play out." Side Slipping is a classic method to get outside the harmony, and we go through it here. Jeff breaks down how to understand this device, how to practice it and use it, and gets into the importance of...
2021-04-2211 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Your Biggest Practice Problem," The Asterisk Exercise & The BluesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 13th, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #57, we talk about an issue Jeff talked to Michael Brecker about - how to get what we are currently working on to come out in our playing and soloing. It's a huge issue, and we have a powerful exercise to offer you. We also play some blues, and use a cool...
2021-03-1317 minDigging Deeper Jazz"How To Learn Tunes" & Autumn LeavesWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on July 6th, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #56, we talk about how to learn songs, about how to get ready to improvise on a tune. And no, this isn't some dumbed down approach that no pro ever actually used. This is what Jeff Antoniuk uses, this is what he teaches his students, and this is what Michael Brecker used...
2021-03-1113 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Are You Creative?" and Life/Art DocumentaryWelcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 6, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #43, we ask an important question . . . Are You Creative? Here, we offer a short documentary done on Jeff for the LifeArt/ArtLife channel, which digs into this question and much more. This is a hugely important topic, and I think you'll enjoy what we get into here.Mentioned in this podcast:
2021-02-1116 minDigging Deeper Jazz"Saxophone Tone & Toys" (and Ethnomusicology!)Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on January 26, 2018 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #33, we talk about the roots and approach to getting a great jazz tone, using the saxophone as a point of departure. We also investigate three new pieces of saxophone equipment that Jeff recently discovered . . . Mentioned in this podcast:• www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has...
2021-01-2224 minDigging Deeper JazzJazz Vocabulary & "The Basis of Everything"Welcome to the Digging Deeper Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on November 10, 2017 on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS !In episode #24, Jeff finally breaks down and talks some about jazz vocabulary. We didn't want these videos to devolve into "here's a cool lick" every week. That is NOT "Digging Deeper" at all. So, here we have a great overarching concept (7th to 3rd resolution), and YES, some vocabulary based on it. Licks!! Yahoo!!
2021-01-0312 min