ii-V7-I Licks and Jazz Improvisation Exercises

If you like this Jazz Piano Tutorial, please subscribe: For more information check out my website: ThisJazz Piano Tutorial is on ii-V7-I licks and Jazz improvisation exercises. Learning licks is an important part of improvisation. Not only does it give you a feel for the type of rhythm and phrasing that is typically used in Jazz improvisation, but memorised licks are also a good fall-back option if you run out of ideas while you’re improvising. It’s almost like a get out of jail free card. If you ever make a mistake or get lost during a solo, play a snazzy little lick and people will think you know exactly what you’re doing. This video covered five Jazz licks played over a ii-V7-I in Bb, so our diatonic scale will be Bb Major. As we play through each of these exercises try to figure out what the is soloist ‘thinking’ while he