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Autumn Leaves - Jazz piano trio
Go to www.youtube.com for a much improved version in HD and Widescreen. Another experiment - this time, I took a jazz trio midi file that I had previously done, and annotated with text comments. Lots of students learn 'Autumn Leaves' as one of the first standards they play, so I thought that this might be a useful source of ideas. It is in the fake book key, and the chord symbols appear above the music. This was imported into the Band in a Box program - this program will read these text 'markers', and it also has quite a flexible notation view. Note that in the notation view the bass and treble clefs don't accurately reflect the Left and Right hand parts. In addition, for those who can't easily sight read music, there is a very big and clear Piano view. I hope that some students might find this useful. I have produced lots of other jazz midi files at home.wanadoo.nl that can be treated in a similar way. A much better quality video is at www.bushgrafts.com along with along with a PDF file of the Transcription and a leadsheet and the midi file if you want to try to do thisyourself! If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and the audio in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - Autumn Leaves - Jazz piano trio

Misty - Jazz piano lesson
This is a 'trio' version of the ballad 'Misty' - with lots of extra information helpful (I hope) to jazz piano students. At my site at web.newsguy.com there is a much clearer copy of the video for download, as well as a transcription, the midi file recorded with the video, and an MP3 file of the bass and brushes backing I recorded separately. On my DVD -www.bushgrafts.com is a solo version - video and printable transcription.
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Youtube link - Misty - Jazz piano lesson

Jazz Piano - She's Leaving Home
Please go to www.youtube.com for a much improved version of this video with notation and clear view of the keyboard
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Youtube link - Jazz Piano - She's Leaving Home

Over The Rainbow - jazz piano trio
This is an improvised jazz piano version - over bass and drums prepared beforehand. The video, a midi file recorded at the same time, a transcription, and a 'backing track' are at web.newsguy.com There is an enhanced version of this on Youtube au.youtube.com at
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Youtube link - Over The Rainbow - jazz piano trio

'In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) jazz piano
A transcription and enhanced version of this with clear piano view and also naotation is available at web.newsguy.com This is a version of this great Ellington song. It begins with a rubato intro, then sequenced bass and drums that I recorded some time ago were used again as backing to the improvised piano. There is another version of this at home.wanadoo.nl with the same drum and bass backing in midi format
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Youtube link - 'In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) jazz piano

Blue Bossa Version 1 - improvised jazz piano trio
This not-latin version of Blue Bossa was improvised on piano over a sequenced bass and drum track I prepared beforehand. I have re-cast this same version in much clearer High definition mode with much clearer view and also notation. ( go to www.youtube.com for this version. The video and a midi file recorded along with the video is available at web.newsguy.com I added comments as text labels on the video after playing. This might be helpful to jazz piano students - or just perhaps interesting to others!
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Youtube link - Blue Bossa Version 1 - improvised jazz piano trio

Georgia on My Mind - jazz piano solo
The well known jazz/blues song. There is a clearer version of this (to download free) on my site at web.newsguy.com Better still, there is an enhanced version of the video with clear scrolling notation, and a 2nd clear view of the keyboard, and a printable transcription on a DVD that contains all of my video files, all the transcriptions I have done, midi files, leadsheets etc. See the above site for details.
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Youtube link - Georgia on My Mind - jazz piano solo

Cry Me a River- solo jazz piano
Improvised piano solo on Cry Me a River. Get the video and a midi file recorded at the same time at web.newsguy.com There is an enhanced video with a clear view of the notes being played, and a transcription on the DVD ($25) I sell to my students - see details on the above website
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Youtube link - Cry Me a River- solo jazz piano

Peace Piece (Bill Evans) - solo jazz piano
A solo jazz piano piece written by Bill Evans - you can hear the original at www.amazon.com This video, a midi file recorded at the same time, a leadsheet and some improvisation hints for the piece are at web.newsguy.com For a very thorough analysis of this tune and how it came about, go to www.billevans.nl
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Youtube link - Peace Piece (Bill Evans) - solo jazz piano

Christmas Song - solo jazz piano lesson
Christmas Song - solo jazz piano. I have blatantly stolen many of 7notemode's great ideas on his Tutorial videos of this same song uk.youtube.com in this Xmas video lesson - I also did it in the 'white bread' C of Key and added a couple of alternative ideas of my own. It is good, I think, to get different perspectives on the same original material - I certainly learned a lot from Tom's simple-to-follow version. There is a clearer version (and a midi file) that can be downloaded from web.newsguy.com The printable transcription is on my DVD - see www.bushgrafts.com
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Youtube link - Christmas Song - solo jazz piano lesson

My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano lesson - stereo?
My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano solo and trio. Another experiment to see if I could achieve a stereo audio track, and still not sacrifice too much video quality. The text and notation can be seen, though less clear than I would have hoped. This was derived from a midi file that I had recorded and annotated some time ago. I was hoping to create, when the bass and drums enter, the sort of interplay that the Bill Evans trio was famous for. Of course this is a very pale emulation of this 'collective improvisation' style, but is fun to try - even if there is only one player of all the instruments! A much clearer version of this video can be streamed or downloaded from web.newsguy.com along with a transcription in pdf format
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Youtube link - My Foolish Heart - Jazz piano lesson - stereo?

I Remember You - solo jazz piano - lesson
Another attempt to show some solo piano techniques. I took a midi file I had created, IMPORTED it into 'Band in a Box' as a midi file. The notation and piano views were captured using a screen capture program. A much better quality video is at http:web.newsguy.com/dougmck along with a PDF file of the Transcription and the midi file and if you want to try to do thisyourself! If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - I Remember You - solo jazz piano - lesson

'The Days of Wine and Roses' - jazz piano solo and trio
First solo piano, then trio with prepared sequenced bass and drums. Midi file and video are at web.newsguy.com
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Youtube link - 'The Days of Wine and Roses' - jazz piano solo and trio

'Blue Bossa' - version 2 - jazz piano trio
A second take, using the same sequenced bass and drums as version1. On my DVD - www.bushgrafts.com there is a printable transcription of this version - and also of version 1. A HD video of Take 1 is at www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Blue Bossa' - version 2 - jazz piano trio

Cinema Paradiso - Jazz piano and trio
web.newsguy.com I prepared the bass and drums before recording. The piano was improvised using a leadsheet only (go to www.bushgrafts.com for leadsheet, video and a midi file recorded at the same time). There is a much better video version with extra and clearer view of the notes being played - and a pdf transcription of the piano part on my DVD - see the above site for details
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Youtube link - Cinema Paradiso - Jazz piano and trio

'Easy Living' jazz piano lesson with comments added
Please go to au.youtube.com for an enhanced version of this video
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Youtube link - 'Easy Living' jazz piano lesson with comments added

'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio
'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio. Another 're-furbished' midi file that I did some time ago - someone asked me to do this. Try viewing in high quality - click on au.youtube.com Unfortunately, again, the sound on the higher quality version is badly clipped - please Youtube fix this up! You may need to stop and start the video to read the comments - you could download the best quality version (without clipping) from my website at www.bushgrafts.com
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Youtube link - 'Moon River' Jazz piano lesson - solo and trio

All The Things You Are - Reharmonization
All The Things You Are - Reharmonization. The first solo piano chorus is based on Richie Beirach's version from his Maybeck Hall CD. The 'trio' is more conventional, though I tried to play in the free kind of style where piano, bass and drums respond to each other rather than bass and drums just producing a rhythm track. This video, leadsheet, midi file and transcription are at www.bushgrafts.com I have done a more recent (and better quality video version) at http
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Youtube link - All The Things You Are - Reharmonization

Carnival / Black Orpheus - Jazz piano
A much better quality video is at http:web.newsguy.com/dougmck along with a PDF file of the Transcription and the midi file (if you want to try to do this yourself!). I took a midi file I had created, IMPORTED it into 'Band in a Box' as a midi file. The notation and piano views were captured using a screen capture program. The leadsheet in this key is in the old Real Book Page 49 as 'Black Orpheus' With this I wanted to get that loose sort of latin feel, with the bass and drums playing more freely than the typical repeating 2 bar pattern on drums, or the constant and predictable root and 5th style on bass. Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and the audio in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - Carnival / Black Orpheus - Jazz piano

Jazz Piano - Easy Living
I have updated this recently with a version with comments and notation at au.youtube.com Go to web.newsguy.com for a version with comments embedded with the video. Also there are other videos, midi files and mp3s. This was recorded using my still digital camera - audio was recorded first as midi, then added as audio to the video using Windows Movie Maker. Bass and Drums were pre-sequenced and the improvised piano was filmed live over the Bass and Drums. The midi file of this and many others is at home.wanadoo.nl
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Youtube link - Jazz Piano - Easy Living

The Nearness of You - a jazz piano lesson
Another fairly simple to play jazz standard - known widely probably through the fairly recent version by singer Norah Jones. This is intended for intermediate to advanced jazz piano players. I have again added extra information - a clear view of the notes being played, a rolling version of the notation, and lots of comments on the techniques used. This video (in stereo) and the midi file that was recorded at the same time as the video are free to download at www.bushgrafts.com A .pdf file of the transcription is on my DVD - details are on the above website Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - The Nearness of You - a jazz piano lesson

Ave Maria (Charles Gounod) - jazz piano improvisation
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. Ave Maria - jazz piano improvisation. First piano solo, then with a simulated bass and drums. A (much better) version is available (free) at web.newsguy.com along with a lead sheet, a transcription, and the midi file recorded with the video
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Youtube link - Ave Maria (Charles Gounod) - jazz piano improvisation

'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson
'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson. I did this about 7 years ago, and it has been kicking around the web since then. I recorded the bass and drum tracks first, and improvised the piano part later. I tried another method of annotating, using a 'spotlight' effect to highlight the section of music being referred to in the text. Again, the audio on this video has been spoilt - on the first solo section, there is severe 'clipping' that causes distortion at the loudest levels. And when the bass and drums enter there is a curious loud / soft 'pumping' in the volume levels. It is worse when using the 'High quality' option youtube.com and you need this to see the notes and annotations clearly. The solution is to go to my web site www.bushgrafts.com and download an excellent quality video from there - and the 'backing track' I did - bass and drums - to play along with (they are free!)
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Youtube link - 'Spain' (Chick Corea) - jazz piano lesson

'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson
'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson. There is a great version by him on Youtube uk.youtube.com A leadsheet for this, a good quality copy of the video, a transcription of the piano part, and a backing track to play along with are at web.newsguy.com or www.bushgrafts.com It is very difficult on these compressed youtube videos to clearly see the notation! But try this! If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video to see the notes clearly, add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing URL (ie v=ux9xsdef8-U&fmt=18 )
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Youtube link - 'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani) - jazz piano lesson

Danny Boy ('Londonderry Air')
Solo piano - there is the video,the leadsheet used, and also a midi of this at www.bushgrafts.com I have embedded lots of descriptive comments in the video for students of jazz piano. There is an enhanced version with notation, and clear view of the notes being played and also a .pdf file of the transcription on my DVD - details are on the above website I recorded another midi of this some time ago that is on my midi site at http called 'St Patrick's Day Special'
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Youtube link - Danny Boy ('Londonderry Air')

'But Not For Me' (G. Gershwin) - Solo Jazz piano lesson
'But Not For Me' - Solo Jazz piano lesson. For how to really play this try the version by Joe Chindamo (from Melbourne Australia) au.youtube.com By comparison this is rather pale! Nevertheless, with the added text comments, some students of jazz piano might get some ideas. Wouldn't it be great though, if some of the real greats did this - explain why they played this or that while improvising on a song that we knew well. It may br difficult to read the notation - a much clearer version (in stereo) is at web.newsguy.com If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video to see the notes clearly(and in stereo), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - 'But Not For Me' (G. Gershwin) - Solo Jazz piano lesson

'Some Day My Prince Will Come' jazz piano and trio
An enhanced version of this video is at www.youtube.com This is an improvised jazz version of this great song to play. As with other videos, I have added lots of annotations that describe some of the techniques used. In this video, I have used lots of chromaticism in various ways. There are lots of excellent versions of this on youtube try ... www.youtube.com and also www.youtube.com and of course Bill Evans' version www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Some Day My Prince Will Come' jazz piano and trio

Yesterdays - Jerome Kern
Solo Jazz Piano version of 'Yesterdays' - by Jerome Kern - I have done a midi version of the Paul mccartney song home.wanadoo.nl There are lots of embedded comments for jazz piano students. See lots of other free stuff at my sites at www.bushgrafts.com and http
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Youtube link - Yesterdays - Jerome Kern

'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - enhanced version
Pardon me for another recycled video! This has been one of my most 'hit on' videos (over 73 thousand views), so I thought that I would continue to experiment with ways of better communicating via video. Most people have said that the view of fingers on the keys is best to see what is happening. I have added a computer generated Piano view just above my fingers. You will notice that the computer gets the hand split wrong at times. I have also put a transcription up at web.newsguy.com and also the midi file. I will also post the bass and brushes backing track to play along with. My musical friend Volvoxburger has today posted a very comprehensive lesson on reharmonizing this song www.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - enhanced version

Deep Purple - solo jazz piano lesson
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. Deep Purple - solo jazz piano. Another experiment - this time with 8 bars of the lead sheet displayed, with the scrolling notation , the clear piano view and the text comments on some of the techniques used. There is a much better version (along with a midi file, pdf transcription and leadsheet at web.newsguy.com
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Youtube link - Deep Purple - solo jazz piano lesson

'You Must Believe In Spring' - a jazz piano lesson
'You Must Believe In Spring' - a jazz piano lesson. Sorry about the title page on the video where I called it 'You Must Remember Spring! This is quite a challenging song to play - Bill Evans' versions, including the one with Tony Bennett are brilliant. Like other videos I have done recently, this includes a scrolling notation view, as well as clear views of the keyboard. It is intended as a lesson, so I perhaps have gone a bit 'over the top' crowding in a lot of things to illustrate different techniques! To get a clear more readable view of the transcription, you probably need to go to my site at web.newsguy.com There is a stereo version there which should play as it loads - also a midi file, and the backing that I used. Check out this excellent version by a young Lithuanian jazz pianist au.youtube.com
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Youtube link - 'You Must Believe In Spring' - a jazz piano lesson

Sophisticated Lady - solo jazz piano lesson
Sophisticated Lady - solo jazz piano lesson. This is a recycled midi file of mine I did some time ago. I had spent some time in adding text comments, so I was able to fairly quickly convert this to video. This is another one of the 'classic' songs played by many jazz piano players. I notice that some of the notes played at times don't show up on the piano - to get a much clearer video go to web.newsguy.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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'Laura' jazz piano
Someone asked me to do this. Starts with a solo piano, then I played the piano over a prepared sequence of Guitar, bass and drums. I listened to a version by Andre Previn and was influenced by his version. For other piano players who may be interested, I've added lots of text comments explaining some of the techniques used. On my website www.bushgrafts.com you will find an enhanced version of this video and the printable transcription is on my DVD - http - (over 120 printable transcriptions of these videos and more than 9 hours of high quality video for $25 !)
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'A Time For Love' jazz piano solo
This is a challenging song - interesting chords - each 'A' section is slightly different. There is a downloadable version, and a midi file recorded at the same time at web.newsguy.com A .pdf file of the transcription is on my DVD - details are on the above website Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Youtube link - 'A Time For Love' jazz piano solo

'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson
'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson - I tried to play in the more modern loose style - especially after the first rubato chorus - with the prepared bass and drums. There is a much clearer to read and in stereo version at www.bushgrafts.com. If you have a slow connection, or limited download capacity, I sell a DVD ($25)that has everything on it, as well as some extra transcriptions, backing tracks, enhanced versions of these Youtube videos. I have put a transcription of the piano part (in pdf format) on my instructional video - http If you want to see this or other videos in high quality video add straight after the existing URL &fmt=18
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Youtube link - 'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson

Tea For Two - accompanying a jazz vocalist on piano
Tea For Two - accompanying a jazz vocalist on piano. This was another unrehearsed video. Comments have been added, and a piano view and chord chart. A (much better) version is available (free) at web.newsguy.com along with a transcription, and the midi file recorded with the video
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Chopin Waltz in Ab Op. 69, No.1 Improvisation
My apologies to the Chopin purists! This was improvised from a basic leadsheet - first the original main theme, then an improvisation was recorded both as a video, and a midi file at the same time. The midi, the video, and a leadsheet with melody and chords can be downloaded from web.newsguy.com
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Youtube link - Chopin Waltz in Ab Op. 69, No.1 Improvisation

'You are There' Accompanying a Jazz Vocalist
Another test for the Windows Movie Maker split screen effect. Jazz singer Michelle Benjamin sings the not-often-played ballad by Johnny Mandel and Dave Frishberg - 'You Are There' It is one of my favourite things to do - it is a challenge because it depends on each being able to instantly respond to the other. My favourites are Bill Evans with Tony Bennett, Fred Hersch (with quite a few different vocalists) and John Taylor (with Norma Winstone).
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Youtube link - 'You are There' Accompanying a Jazz Vocalist

'Embraceable You' - solo jazz piano
I have re-cast this same video with notation in HIGH DEFINITION mode at www.youtube.com This is much improved in quality. This is 3 play-throughs of this Gershwin song improvised from the basic leadsheet- played very straight, with a variety of harmonies, and styles. Unfortunately some of the comments are unreadable so for anyone interested, this video, with clearer text, and the midi file recorded as this was video-ed are at my homepage at web.newsguy.com Play the midi file in a suitable program (the free Vanbasco's Karaoke player for example) to slow things down or see more clearly the notes being played on a keyboard.
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Youtube link - 'Embraceable You' - solo jazz piano

'Blue Bossa' Version 1 - High Definition version - Jazz piano tutorial
One of my most viewed videos has been this version of 'Blue Bossa' I have had many requests for a transcription. In the process of preparing this, I took the opportunity to re-cast the video in High Definition mode and to add a clear view of the notes played on the piano keyboard, and also an animated notation window. The printable transcription is on my DVD along with the bass and drums backing track I prepared and used on the video - www.bushgrafts.com The video is on my website - www.bushgrafts.com .
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'Poinciana' - jazz piano trio
Done in the style of Ahmad Jamal's classic version that has been 'covered, many times by other jazz piano trios - Michel Camilo and Keith Jarret. This video, a midi file recorded at the same time, and a basic leadsheet are at web.newsguy.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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The Very Thought of You / Isn't it Romantic
Two tunes that segue neatly. A track by Jessica Williams gave me the idea to do this. The intention again is to use these often played jazz standards to demonstrate some jazz piano techniques that might be interesting to other jazz pianists. If you have trouble seeing exactly which notes are played, go to web.newsguy.com and download the midi. This can be slowed down, or played in a midi playing or notation program to see either the notes played, or the music in standard notation. Vanbasco's Karaoke player (free) has a good keyboard display to watch. Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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The More I See You - jazz piano lesson
The More I See You - jazz piano trio. Another conversion of one of my live-played midi files to video, with lots of added comments and information. I have animated a lot of arrows to highlight some of the techniques used - may be of interest to other jazz pianists. A much clearer version of this video in stereo, along with (this time) a more accurate transcription, the original midi file, and a 'backing track' to play along with is at web.newsguy.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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Stella By Starlight (reharmonised) Jazz piano tutorial
Stella By Starlight (reharmonised). Loosely based on a reharmonised lead sheet by Andy Laverne that I saw in an old Keyboard Magazine. It is just one play through of the song. I tried to make it as simple to play as I could. There are several other versions on Youtube by Lot2learn and 7notemode that are excellent. Watch it here in higher quality youtube.com or go to my website for a fully downloadable version. The transcription is on my DVD - details are on my website. This was played in free time, and I had to adjust the measures to suit the 32 bar scheme known by most pianists who play the tune. This is difficult sometimes to get an accurate repesentation of what was played.
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'Autumn Leaves' Jazz piano Lesson (HD and Widescreen Version)
This has been one of my most watched instructional videos - and as Youtube has upgraded the quality of the videos, I have recast the original version in HD so that it is much clearer. I also have gone over the transcription, and corrected some of the errors there. The video can be downloaded (free) from my website. A printable copy of this upgraded transcription is on my DVD ($25 for over 120 transcriptions and over 9 hours of instructional videos) - go to www.bushgrafts.com for details.
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'In Your Own Sweet Way' - solo jazz piano - Take 2
Take 2 of Dave Brubeck's great song 'In Your Own Sweet Way' - improvised solo jazz piano -
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Some Day My Prince Will Come - Jazz Piano- Enhanced version
In my youth, before anyone had heard of jazz theory, one of the best ways to learn was to stand as close to the pianist as possible, so that his fingers could be seen clearly. And if you were brave enough, you could ask about some of the things that he did. For those who have trouble reading, this extra view of the piano keys may be useful. And the text comments I have added might explain some of the techniques used. For those who are good readers, a fairly accurate transcription is available at www.bushgrafts.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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'Gone With The Wind - jazz piano lesson
Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above. 'Gone With The Wind - jazz piano lesson A much better quality video is at web.newsguy.com along with a PDF file of the Transcription and the midi file (if you want to try to do this yourself!). I took a midi file I had created, IMPORTED it into 'Band in a Box' as a midi file. The notation and piano views were captured using a screen capture program. I have previously done a lot of annotated midi files, home.wanadoo.nl and because it is quite easy to 're-cycle' them in this video form, I thought that I would convert a few of them into the video format
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The Song Is You - Jazz piano Trio
Yet another experiment - this time, I took another jazz trio midi file that I had previously done, and annotated with text comments. This was imported into the Band in a Box program - this program will read these text 'markers', and it also has quite a flexible notation view. Note that in the notation view the bass and treble clefs don't accurately reflect the Left and Right hand parts. In addition, for those who can't easily sight read music, there is a very big and clear Piano view. I changed some of the settings in Band in a Box, and I think got a more accurate notation display.I hope that some students might find this useful. I have produced lots of other jazz midi files at home.wanadoo.nl that can be treated in a similar way. A much better quality video is at http:web.newsguy.com/dougmck along with along with a PDF file of the Transcription and a leadsheet and the midi file if you want to try to do thisyourself! If you have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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'Armando's Rhumba' - Jazz piano duet
An experiment to see if I could have a split screen with two independent tracks synced together. I played each track in each several times (recording both video and audio as a midi track) alternately trying to respond to the playing on the other track. Unfortunately, Youtube seems to have mucked up the sync, especially on the accompaniment screen. There is better downloadable video (in sync) and a midi file with both tracks separate at my site at web.newsguy.com You are welcome to replace one of the tracks with your playing making a true duet. If you do, I would love to hear it!! Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
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