Episodes

  • DOMINANT over MINOR
    Dec 19 2024

    Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on May 6th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    In episode #37, It's Dominant over Minor . . . That almost sounds like BBQ sauce over ice cream, right? How can that even work? Well, our heroes (Cannonball, Kenny Dorham, Oscar Peterson and on and on) use this idea all the time. Today James and Jeff pull back the curtain on playing killer bebop lines over a minor chord.

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&JonJazz@gmail.com, and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly. Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    12 mins
  • "Composing vs. Arranging vs. Orchestration" & Jeff Antoniuk
    Dec 15 2024

    Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 29th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    Today, in Episode #7, Jeff asks; what is the difference between composing a song and arranging it? And what is orchestration, which comes first, and who cares? Well, all questions will be answered here as Jeff leads us through a composition of his for big band, the song "Borrowed Time." The world famous One C'Clock Lab Band from the University of North Texas is playing this tune, and Jeff walks us through what it took to bring this song to life for 20 world class players. From the UNT album Lab '92

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • JazzWire Free Trial - All of the new Guided Listening videos are accompanied with 3 week long lessons on JazzWire. Please write us, JandJonJazz@gmail.com if you're interested in checking out JazzWire behind the paywall! Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    23 mins
  • JAZZ QUOTES
    Dec 11 2024

    Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 22nd, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    In episode #36, Today Jeff and James dig in to "quotes." The idea of quoting a melody from another song on the tune we are currently playing. Is this hip or dumb? Is this clever or silly? Is it a good way to learn jazz? Let's see what there two Jedi masters have to say on the topic. We also find a little hint on what we'll work on in the April 28, 2022 "Inspiration from Afro Cuban Rhythms" Online Workshop.

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&JonJazz@gmail.com, and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly. Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    11 mins
  • "Jeannine" & Donald Byrd
    Dec 7 2024

    Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 15th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    Today, in Episode #6, James has a great musical tour for us today, taking us through the wonderful live recording from Pepper Adams and Donald Byrd, and the classic song "Jeannine." How are these great players making these solos hang together so well? James has some answers for you, and gives some little hints on what we'll work on in the April 21, 2022 "Playing Longer Bebop Lines" Online Workshop.

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • JazzWire Free Trial - All of the new Guided Listening videos are accompanied with 3 week long lessons on JazzWire. Please write us, JandJonJazz@gmail.com if you're interested in checking out JazzWire behind the paywall! Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    15 mins
  • STOP IMPROVISING!!!
    Dec 3 2024

    Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on April 8th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    In episode #35, believe it or not, we improvise better when we don't improvise so much. There, we said it. But what in the world does this mean? Coltrane and Miles were improvising, right . . . ? Well, yes and no. "Crafting" a solo is a big part of it. Jump into this video, email us for the pdf, and let's get this sorted out!!

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&JonJazz@gmail.com, and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly. Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    15 mins
  • "Tune Up" & Sonny Rollins
    Nov 29 2024

    Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on April 1st, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    Today, in Episode #5, What if we had an idea of what Sonny Rollins and "Philly" Joe Jones were thinking as they played? That would be pretty cool, right? Well, today Jeff takes a swing at some jazz mind reading, as Sonny's quartet plays the classic song "Tune Up" off the Newk's Time album. There is some incredible playing by the entire group here, so let's dig in!

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • JazzWire Free Trial - All of the new Guided Listening videos are accompanied with 3 week long lessons on JazzWire. Please write us, JandJonJazz@gmail.com if you're interested in checking out JazzWire behind the paywall! Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    18 mins
  • Telling A Story in Solos?
    Oct 23 2024

    Welcome to the J&J on Jazz Podcast. This podcast was originally released on March 25th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    In episode #34, James and Jeff jump into a discussion on the topic of "Motivic Playing." We all know that we should tell a story when we are improvising jazz. But here's the thing . . . is that actually true? Did Charlie Parker do that, really? Let's talk about this idea, see if it holds water, and determine what we should do about it.

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • J&J on Jazz - Many of the J&J episodes include a PDF (but not all!!). Just write us at J&JonJazz@gmail.com, and we'll offer you the pdf for the episode you're looking for if available (or all PDFs for a small price)! We will also put you on the list to receive each new pdf, weekly. Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    14 mins
  • "The Gaul of Me" & Jeff Antoniuk
    Oct 19 2024

    Welcome to today's Guided Listening Session with Jeff Antoniuk. This podcast was originally released on March 18th, 2022, on the Jeff Antoniuk - Educator YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel and feel free to enjoy the video version as well.

    FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS!

    Today, in Episode #4, Jeff offers up a session where he can GUARANTEE he knows what the band was thinking, and what the soloist was doing . . . ‘cause it was HIM playing the solo! A little tour around the fevered mind of Jeff Antoniuk, in concert with his great acoustic trio.

    Mentioned in this podcast:

    • www.JazzWire.net - Since we announced JazzWire back in 2017, it has become an incredible Community of hundreds of adult musicians from over 25 different countries around the world. If you are looking for a plan for your practice, regular insights and wisdom on playing jazz, and a huge COMMUNITY of jazz players from around the world, this is the place for you!

    • JazzWire Free Trial - All of the new Guided Listening videos are accompanied with 3 week long lessons on JazzWire. Please write us, JandJonJazz@gmail.com if you're interested in checking out JazzWire behind the paywall! Amazing practice ideas, every week, for free. What's not to love!?

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    17 mins