Jazz improvisation - Gary Burton

[Guest]

It's all a bit hot to be thinking about self-improvement but some of these new Coursera courses are brilliant. A recent Beethoven one I did was fab and this one on Jazz Improvisation looks pretty cool as well - it's delivered by none other than Gary Burton!

Not only that, they are free. The Beethoven one was from a listener perspective, this one is more from a (rudimentary) performer's point of view, but what an opportunity.

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[Hornucopia]

Plus fifty years of playing and one would get there?

I knew I should have kept at Vibes I tried in 1968!

Lovely sounding things though.

 

[macvisual]

You can't beat utter talent --- respect.

 

[hearingisbelieving]

Whats difficult about making stuff up? :dunno:

We have our very own expert here on the wam - cloffo!

 

[browellm]

Two words to strike fear into even the most eclectic of music lovers: jazz improvisation :nerves: