Description
Experience the classic jazz practice of trading fours as a mover in dialogue with musicians. You will rotate solos with drums, bass, and keys, answering motifs with embodied phrases. We train listening for pickups, turnarounds, and walking bass signals. Footwork swing studies help your body ride triplets and laid‑back grooves. We explore syncopation choices that respect the pocket rather than fight it. Homework includes chorus maps so you know where you are in the form. Latency strategies keep call‑and‑response tight even online. You’ll submit a chorus‑length solo demonstrating pocket, quotes, and variation. Feedback emphasizes taste: when to leave space, when to dazzle. Come away with musical authority and a true sense of conversation.
Live trio room + chorus maps + swing studies + critique video
4 weeks (1 session/week, 80 minutes)
Form awareness, swing feel, syncopation, motif quoting, tasteful space usage.
Improvisers who love jazz language and want authentic musical dialogue.
