Smooth Jazz Techniques

Smooth Jazz Techniques. (Effortless Guitar Series). By Richard Smith. For Guitar (Guitar). Lick Library. DVD. Hal Leonard #RDR0280. Published by Hal Leonard.

From a guitarists perspective, Smooth Jazz is more like instrumental rhythm and blues, funk and pop music! It is a vibrant playground of great grooves, sophisticated blues-based harmonies, and lush orchestration - in the tradition of James Brown * Tower of Power * Earth, Wind and Fire * and Carlos Santana. It is where jazz, rock, pop, funk, R&B, and Latin styles all come together on the guitar. This DVD will help you to master this style, extending your knowledge of jazz harmony, blues techniques, funk rhythm skills and a keen, lyrical sense of melody in a variety of tone and amp settings. Richard Smith is a session player and recording artist who lives in Los Angeles, California. He is also a Senior Professor and Chair of the Studio/Jazz Guitar department at the University of Southern California.