Happy 100th Birthday to Bird! A Quick-study Guide to the Genius of Charlie Parker

Happy 100th Birthday to Bird! A Quick-study Guide to the Genius of Charlie “Bird” Parker Download the PDF Browse NYJA® Online Programs! In this time of social-distancing, we have seen […]
Remote Learning Materials for Band Directors and Music Teachers

Remote Learning Materials for Band Directors and Music Teachers Are you a band director or music teacher pivoting to remote instruction during this time of social-distancing? Over many years, New […]
Jazz Lesson: Bebop Line Manipulation on Joe Henderson’s “Recorda Me”
Here’s a quick study for your practice session: Joe Henderson plays a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” line in the middle of his iconic “Recorda Me” solo (The line comes in at 1:32 above). […]
THE LICK Infographic (aka “All I Really Need to Know About JAZZ I Learned From THE LICK”)

Turns out a video we made a while back, “The Lick In All 12 Keys,” has a following. The video itself was meant to be a fun inside joke on […]
NYJA Video Goes “Jazz Viral,” Celebrates 300,000+ YouTube Views!

No jazz musician can resist “The Lick.” Try out all 12 keys on your next gig (now celebrating over 300,000 views on YouTube)! download the music for all treble clef […]
“The Lick in All 12 Keys” Celebrates 200,000+ YouTube Views!

No jazz musician can resist “The Lick.” Try out all 12 keys on your next gig (now celebrating over 200,000 views on YouTube)! download the music for all treble clef […]
Jazz Lesson: Bebop Leading Tones in Sequence

Much of bebop jazz vocabulary stems from the fusion of major and minor tonalities with a healthy dose of chromaticism. Get your feet wet with this inspiring exercise, and see […]
Milestone reached! NYJA Video lesson reaches 100,000+ views on YouTube

A nice milestone reached! A New York Jazz Academy® video lesson reached 100,000+ views on YouTube this week. Thank you to all who have taken time to learn from the […]
Jazz Lesson: Learning Jazz Improv from Kenny Dorham, Part II

Here’s a quick study for your practice session: Trumpeter Kenny Dorham plays a solo in the middle of Joe Henderson’s iconic “Recorda Me” (The solo starts at 2:20 above). You […]