Many years ago people would ask me "How do you teach jazz?" I would tell them that it is complicated. Although there are many components -- such as chords, licks, technique, stylistic considerations etc. -- the one critical component of jazz is that it must be played spontaneously.
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For years I have heard people say “that’s the best I could do.” It’s a nice notion that someone did the very best that they could do. But was it?
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