The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

JLTP 056; Mastering Jazz Improv Basics, Beginners Guide Part 2

The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I review the importance of the ii V I chord progression, how to apply scales to that progression, and an easy ii V I lick in all 12 keys.

Stick around until the end of the podcast, grab your horn, and let’s trade 4’s in the Key of C!

In this particular episode, you will learn;

The notes in a ii V I chord progression in C Major and the scales that go with the chords

Dorian and Mixolydian modes in C

An easy “short” ii V I lick in C

What a digital pattern is

An easy ii V I lick in all 12 keys

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