You may have noticed the new name, new look, same URL address. Here's what's happening. Starting August 1, everything I've built since 2012 consolidates into this one place. No more separate programs, tiers, memberships or courses living on different platforms. One academy. And you're already in it :) What this means for you: 🔓 *The full classroom is now open* All 30-something courses. Every standard, every deep dive, the complete archives. Unlocked for everyone in here. Go look. It's all there. 📅 *Live calls, every week (continued)* Saturday 9 AM ET with me: our regular office hours, Q&A, jam, whatever-session. Plus Wednesday workshops with Coach, on rotating topics. 8 live calls a month. 🎯 *One clear path* Start (or re-start) with the Pinnacle philosophy, build the Foundations, then stack repertoire and vocabulary, tune by tune. The mountain is big - we chip away at it together. *What does NOT change*: Your access, your rate, your community. If you have any questions about your membership or billing, just email support@jazzguitarlessons.net and we'll take care of you personally. This is the Skool I always wanted to run. Simple, upfront, everything included, nothing held back. See you Saturday at 9. Bring your guitar, your questions ...and your game face! 🎸 — Marc PS one more thing, and it's a fun one. 🎁 The Academy now has an affiliate program: if you know someone who'd love it here -- a guitar buddy, a bandmate, that friend who keeps saying they want to learn jazz, then share your affiliate link. When they join, you earn 40% recurring commission for as long as they're a member. Do the math: refer a few friends, and your own membership might wind up costing you nothing :) Spread the word -- the room only gets better with more players in it.

Hey everyone! Thanks to everyone who came out to last Saturday's Q&A session! We had a fantastic discussion diving deep into rhythm, time feels, and comping strategies. For those who couldn't make it or want to re-watch, the recording and timestamps are now available. 📅 Want to join the next live call? Just head over to the Calendar tab at the top of the group to check the schedule, grab the link, and add the next session to your calendar. Hope to see you at the next one! Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome 4:40 Students announcements 14:21 @Mentor Bob Kinney Are Charleston rhythms still relevant in modern jazz? 28:03 @Casey Childers iReal Pro's comping rhythms 30:13 Brazilian rhythms and learning rhythm from other cultures 32:10 @Miquel Bassols Flamenco tradition 36:47 New Orleans marching feel 39:49 Internalizing subdivisions 42:10 Why rushing kills your jazz comping 44:42 Barry Galbraith, Pat Metheny & rhythmic vocabulary 54:04 @Marc-André Labelle Why comping is often harder than improvising 1:03:19 Taste vs. technical playing in jazz guitar 1:06:26 @Coach Marc-Andre Seguin Demonstration: Blue Bossa c "Even Eighths Open" feel 1:13:30 Thinking in musical sentences

In this replay, @Coach Marc-Andre Seguin explains how to get the most out of the Improv Workout in just 10–15 minutes + Bob's question about the workout's structure and explains why the progression system is designed to prepare you for most jazz standards. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and schedule 01:51 Improv workout background pyramid 03:41 Gym vs game lesson 05:50 Why it builds real skill 09:13 Hidden benefits micro focus 12:11 Is the method complete 24:45 Practice plan key of the week

Hello all! I've been on hiatus for a while but just checking in. Always cool stuff and great players in forum, thanks! @Coach Marc-Andre Seguin As for me, I love working through the Galbraith comping.

Dear JGA friends, I have been absent for a few months, although I have been following some of the recorded videos of Marc-André's Q&A and Gabriel's Workshop. I have been participating in recent months in a combo formed at the Barcelona "Taller de Músics" (senior space) with whom I have just played my first gig (I am, in the dark, the third one starting from the left). It has been a formidable experience that I could not have done without everything I have learned in these two years here at JGA with Marc-André and many of you who have guided me. Thank you very much! We have played two pieces: Killer Joe (Benny Golman) and Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock). For being the first time (after fifty years!) that I have played with a group, I am quite satisfied. And this will continue... And I hope to get back to the classes and live meetings with you when the European schedules allow me!