Most people who start learning to play jazz get rather overwhelmed. If this is you, then you’re not alone. There is just so much information out there. Theory books, YouTube videos, and other tutorial materials. The trouble is how do you know what will get you the results you want. There are so many different ways of looking at it and so many approaches. Many people use different terms for the same things. There are also many things about playing jazz which you can’t get from a book. The people who just try to understand the theory without knowing how to apply it often end up giving up, because there’s so much more to it than just the theory.

I was fortunate in a number of ways:

1. I was given some of the best materials to get my head around at a very young age.
2. I had a lot of advice and guidance from friends and mentors who were already playing jazz at the highest level.
3. I had a lot of playing opportunities to learn my craft on the bandstand.
4. I was able to practice 6 hours a day throughout my teenage years.

Even, so it took many years of work to be able to be able to learn the things I needed to play at the level I can today. In the process, I have developed many tools and strategies to get the best out of my practice and performance. I feel fortunate that I can now share the methods to help people to shortcut the amount of time I spent getting it together, and provide a clear path to success playing jazz.