Composing Blues For Jazz Performance

Book and Audio CD. Learn to write Blues tunes that showcase your strengths as a musician and express yourself in a variety of Blues genres. Blues provides an endlessly fascinating vehicle for improvisation and Blues can be approached stylistically in many ways. Blues underlies much popular music and is a foundational skill for jazz musicians. The book features 11 of John’s compositions and all the musical examples in the book are included on the accompanying CD. The lessons in the book were originally published in Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. John Stein is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Editorial Review

Wayne Everett Goins, KC JAM – It is always great to discover people in the jazz world who are not merely dedicated to elevating their own position (musically speaking) but are willing to reach back and extend a hand to pull up those who are seeking ways to further develop their musicianship. For those who are wise enough to stick out their hand, John’s arm is already extended, waiting to lift you up to the next level.

Dr. Matt Warnock, Guitar International – What makes Stein’s books stand out among the crowd: each and every tune is fun to play. They are not studies written solely for the book, but are intended to be performed. Readers can learn any of these pieces and, while furthering their knowledge and skill set, add these tunes to their set lists and jam repertoire.