Jamey Aebersold has given away copies of his Jazz Handbook at workshops for years and more recently, he has also made it available for download at his website.
Unfortunately he has broken the booklet up into 40 separate PDF files. I don’t know about you, but I’m sure that I don’t want to sift through that many files when referring to the handbook or using some of the included material as a handout. So I downloaded them all and combined them into a single booklet just like the one Jamey would give you! It’s a great resource to have on your computer.
My internet buddy Rob Bourassa has a lot of very helpful information in his collection of over 200 YouTube videos. Rob’s method of approaching the instrument is unique and addresses some important skills that are usually missed by conventional teaching methods. I’ve been enjoying working through his material and finding ways to incorporate his ideas into my own teaching. Of particular interest are his well-organized Major Scale Primer and Play By Ear series. The material may seem basic at first, but I promise that mastering the concepts presented in these series of videos will give you some mad skills, so check ‘em out!
Swing Cello and Guitar Mike Karoub & Rob Bourassa
