Jazz Blues for the Solo Pianist – Part One

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This is an excerpt from Part One of the three-lesson series, "Jazz Blues for the Solo Pianist."
The focus of Part One is learning jazz bass lines so that they can be used for the jazz blues progression, which has five essential chords in it.

The lessons series is for pianists playing alone, not with a band. Playing jazz blues as a solo pianist is different than the role a pianist plays when interacting with a band or bass player.

When you’re playing alone you have to create a full sounding arrangement for the blues all by yourself. No bass player to help you establish a groove. We do this by playing jazz walking bass lines in the left hand while the right hand plays a mixture of chord rhythms and blues licks. This is not the same as playing boogie-blues piano, where the left hand plays the same repeating left-hand pattern continuously. Jazz blues, played by a solo pianist, is a cooler, sophisticated blues sound.

The jazz blues progression is not the same as the traditional three-chord blues. It has five jazz chords that are primarily used. It’s the blues progression that jazz musicians play when they get together to jam. But we can also play the progression all by ourselves and create a nice jazz feeling and groove.

Follow this link to the website to see other videos from the three-lesson series and links for other previews of the series: https://www.glenrosejazz.com/blues-piano-lessons.html