BLOG | NK's Jazz Piano Concepts

Jan 5, 20131 min read

How to Sound Like McCoy Tyner – Part 1 – Dominant Pentatonic Voicings

In this short video, you are walked through a specific type of jazz piano voicing often used by the great pianist McCoy Tyner while...

Dec 22, 20121 min read

Jazz Harmony Lesson – Minor Block Chords

A short instructional lesson video along with an exercise in PDF form to help you learn how to use the jazz harmony technique of minor...

Dec 16, 20122 min read

Is Arts Marketing Dead? I don’t know why everyone is so worried…

In the year 2004, the beginning of a massive revolution took place in the dorm room of Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard University. It seems...

Dec 12, 20121 min read

Incredible Ear Training Workout – Beginner to Advanced Relative Pitch

This is a 33 minute YouTube playlist of relative pitch ear training that will help you learn to play songs by ear. I actually picked this...

Dec 6, 20123 min read

My Dave Brubeck Story: Why He Was More Than a Legend

When I was 14 years old, the unimaginable took place. It started out as your normal, average day. I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed...

Dec 4, 20121 min read

How to Play Like Oscar Peterson: Part 2

Today’s post comes in two parts. First off, here’s another piano lesson with some tips and tricks for how you can sound more like the...

Nov 8, 20122 min read

Piano Lesson With Jean Michel Pilc

For you today I have the notes I took from an incredible piano lesson with pianist Jean Michel Pilc. His improvisational techniques and...

Oct 20, 20123 min read

Seth Godin’s Message to Musicians at the Manhattan School of Music

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to see marketing guru, author and lecturer Seth Godin speak to a room full of dedicated musicians at the...