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Introducing Camp Fire: Jazz 2022, a New Interactive Online + In-Person Learning Experience

September 21, 2022

Introducing a new interactive TrueFire learning experience that combines music e-learning and in-person sessions! Join Frank Vignola, Sheryl Bailey, and Tim Ler...

9 Free Jazz Guitar Lessons with Henry Johnson

December 18, 2021

Jazz music harbors a culture of virtuosic performing, creative power, and inspiration. Some of the greatest legends of jazz could tell you about the players tha...

6 Chord Punches Jazz Guitar Lessons With Mimi Fox

November 12, 2021

When learning jazz guitar, notably when preparing to play in a trio setting, it's imperative to know when to punch chords during a solo. This helps keeps the ha...

4 Free Comping Jazz Guitar Lessons From Sean McGowan

September 14, 2021

Entering the world of jazz, for many players, is not only a journey of technical learning, but a lifestyle change. The challenges in becoming fluent are many, b...

9 Free Pentatonic Jazz Guitar Lessons To Spice Up Your Improvisations

May 26, 2021

Musicians of any kind, and notably guitar players, know the significant role the pentatonic scale plays in many genres. We use it EVERYWHERE in blues, country, ...

7 Soul Jazz Guitar Lessons With Fareed Haque

May 23, 2021

Soul Jazz, although having been established and popularized in the '60s and '70s, lives on today in many popular artists' styles. Then, it was players like Phil...

4 Jazz Rhythms You MUST Know

January 22, 2021

Improvisation and soloing might get all the attention in jazz, but rhythm is what jazz guitarists spend most of their time doing. It's important to be well vers...

6 Jazz Trio Comping Guitar Lessons With Mimi Fox

January 2, 2021

One of the most essential skills for any jazz guitar player to learn is comping in a trio setting. Nailing the harmonic texture, navigating odd meters, and sitt...

Start Learning Bossa Nova with These 6 Guitar Lessons

December 15, 2020

Get hip with the real bossa nova with these free guitar lessons from Fareed Haque's course 1-2-3 Bossa Nova. In this course Fareed shows you authentic bossa nov...

5 Beginner Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know

December 3, 2020

These beginner jazz guitar lessons are from Fareed Haque's 30 Beginner Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know course in which he explores 30 jazz guitar licks every be...

5 Free Jazz Blues Soloing Guitar Lessons from Frank Vignola

January 25, 2020

The most comprehensive way to improve your guitar playing is to perform with other musicians. In Frank Vignola’s Jazz Blues edition of Trading Solos, you get a ...

8 Jazz Guitar Lessons To Enrich Your Harmonic Palette

January 21, 2020

Whether you write solo jazz guitar pieces or play in ensemble settings, it is helpful to always be upgrading your harmonic palette. New grips, chord shapes, and...

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