Jazz Improvisation: Starting Out with Motivic Development

Jazz Improvisation: Starting Out with Motivic Development. (Berklee Workshop Series). For Saxophone. Berklee DVD. DVD. Berklee Press #0876390327. Published by Berklee Press.

In this master class DVD, Berklee professor and saxophonist Ed Tomassi shows you how to build compelling improvisations out of just a few notes. Tomassi's method makes improvising simple. He demonstrates techniques for creating graceful solos from a two-, three- or four-note riff or motive, and shows how to add depth and variety by stringing several motives together. His system is easy to understand and practice; it will help you develop more interesting, cohesive and creative solos within any form or structure. 33 minutes.