by Robert Peter Larson (Author)

Practical Jazz Piano offers a comprehensive method for beginners, as well as intermediate and advanced pianists. This step-by step guide is intended for individual or group study, as the book explores voicings, progressions, rhythm and style, special techniques, reharmonization, and common melodic formulae. Two "Guided Learning Tunes" are used throughout, and these original compositions provide context and continuity as important concepts are carefully demonstrated. Audio recordings of the examples are available on YouTube. Pianists are coached in the art of solo piano performance and provided practical advice for performing in a group setting. The author, Robert Larson, has based his method on over forty years of teaching jazz piano and improvisation.