I'm uploading this despite feeling like I'm not even at 80% (or perhaps just *barely*). This is by far the most difficult tune I've tackled since joining JGA, and it shows 😀. For the improv, targeting the 3rds in this tune is essentially playing the melody, so I strove for just playing some simple lines that sound musical. I'm still struggling to land the key changes at the ends of the A and B sections. I also had to slow the tempo down a bit as I couldn't quite keep up with the 168 BPM of the original. As always, feedback welcomed! @Coach Gabriel Sebrian @Coach Marc-Andre Seguin

Hi Accelerator and Catalyst students, if you haven't yet, please fill out the second Coach Check-In of July! 👋 http://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/coach-check-in PS Just comment below to mark this action as complete. Thanks!

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!

Up to speed of Marc-Andre in this one. This is week 3 of practices. I focused on holding back - almost trying to be late so as not to rush the beat. Almost there… good exercise that hits on many of Barry Galbraith rhythms as @Mentor Bob Kinney has posted recently. Appreciate any feedback! Thank you https://youtu.be/ofk2xMi2vA8?is=fuP4C9KPQdvZJ5D9

This is the next step in my goal of incorporating the complex rhythms from Galbraith's comping book into my playing. Last week, I did a video on comping using Galbraith "Words and Phrases" and listed 9 examples that are used through the Comping studies (see video here https://www.skool.com/jazz-guitar/comping-practice-using-16-bars-of-autumn-leaves). For this practice routine, I put together 8 bar "sentences" that I found contained in several of the Galbraith studies. For the most part, these are combinations of the previous 9 "phrases". There are 8 examples - beginning with basic combinations of Charlestons on 1 and 1 & and gradually getting more complex. The last one (starting at 1:50) is multiple back to back Charlestons over all 8 bars - I'm not sure I pull this off so I'll keep it in my practice; You can see the examples in the attached pdf. I did 3 videos - the first uses guide tones which is the first step of my practice, the second used staple chords, and the third is my recording of Galbraith "Shiny" which is the first study in the Galbraith book. I've played Shiny forever, but I submitted it so that hopefully you could hear both the phrases and some of the sentences in the final study.